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A Vancouver ‘Hong Kong Silver-Haired’ Protester Reviews the 2019 Hong Kong Protests

September 1, 2022
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Auntie Chun is a 63 years old single mother, living on alimony, and her child is already grown up. Before 2019, she would travel alone, including travel to the mainland because it was cheaper. She arranged a lot of interesting things to do in her leisure time. She sold her flat and paid off all…

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London Exhibition Recreates Scenes Showing Different Faces of Hong Kong Protests

June 12, 2022
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To commemorate the third anniversary of Hong Kong’s “6.12,” groups of Hongkongers in Britain, exiled protesters, and art workers held an exhibition in London on June 11-12, 2022, named “From Bricks to the World: The Awakening and Change of Hongkongers.” On display are about 100 works, by more than 10 artists, all related to the…

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Wikimedia Bans 7 Mainland Chinese Users Over ‘Infiltration’ and ‘Security Risk’

September 15, 2021
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The Wikimedia Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia, has banned seven mainland Chinese users from its websites and revoked administrator access for 12 others, in a case that was described by its vice president as “unprecedented in scope and nature.” Maggie Dennis, the Wikimedia’s vice president of community resilience and sustainability, announced the penalty…

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Sanction Hong Kong Officials for Torturing Britons

May 31, 2021
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Commentary According to the British government, between four and sixteen allegations of ”mistreatment and torture” against British nationals in Hong Kong occurred since December 2019. Before that, only a single case in 2017 had been recorded against a Briton. This alone merits an increase in Magnitsky human rights sanctions against Hong Kong officials, and their…

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4 Pro-Democracy Hong Kongers Sentenced to Over 4 Years Jail

May 6, 2021
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Four Hong Kong activists were found guilty on May 5 and sentenced to jail for their involvement in unauthorized anti-Beijing gatherings on National Day protests in October 2019. The heaviest jail term of four years and eight months was handed to 40-year-old janitor Chan Hang, who was caught on camera throwing objects at police and…

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4 Pro-Democracy Hongkongers Sentenced to Over 4 Years Jail

May 6, 2021
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Four Hong Kong activists were found guilty on May 5 and sentenced to jail for their involvement in unauthorized anti-Beijing gatherings on National Day protests in October 2019. The heaviest jail term of four years and eight months was handed to 40-year-old janitor Chan Hang, who was caught on camera throwing objects at police and…

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