Working on a session proposal for a conference, and they have #Taiwan, #HongKong and, most surprisingly, #Tibet listed as "countries" for registration.
When someone told me that they thought this would be the last vigil, I was skeptical. Turns out, they were right. And I haven't been back to #HK, one of my favorite cities in the world, since.
It’s #NewstodonFriday — such a shame it’s been a slow news week! Just to refresh your memories, this is a day to feature work from newsrooms with an active presence in the #Fediverse. If you like what you see in the (long!) thread below, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you’re a journo or newsroom that we don’t know about or if there’s a newsroom you’d love to put on our radar, please let us know in the comments below.
Angelman Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects around half a million people worldwide. Here’s a story from @thexylom about the potential for a cure, and the barriers families in Hong Kong must overcome to access it.
Human Rights Watch called on the Hong Kong government to immediately quash a court’s groundless national security law convictions of prominent pro-democracy activists
“Hong Kong’s mass show trial lays bare Beijing’s utter contempt for fundamental freedoms and democratic political processes,” said Maya Wang, acting China director at HRW
I feel like one of the only Americans who was paying more attention to the trial of the #HongKong pro-democracy activist trial than the one happening in #NYC.
And because of how I check things and the filters on feed here, didn't hear news about that for quite a while after I woke up today.
Human rights groups and foreign governments have expressed their concerns about verdicts handed down in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date, involving some of the city's best-known pro-democracy activists. 14 of the 47 defendants were convicted of "subversion" and two others were acquitted. FRANCE24's Tom Burges Watson speaks to Kenneth Yueng, Member of the Paris-based Committee for the freedom of Hong Kong. #China#HongKong#ProDemocracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFl5mlL7XvM&t=33s
"Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case on Thursday by a court that said their plan to effect change through an unofficial primary election would have undermined the government’s authority and created a constitutional crisis."
In Hongkong kann de facto alles kriminalisiert werden, was sich gegen die autoritäre Führung in Peking richtet. Auf Grundlage des "Sicherheitsgesetzes" wurden nun 14 Demokratie-Aktivisten schuldig gesprochen. Von. B. Eyssel.
Verdicts in Hong Kong’s biggest trial against democratic opposition come >3 yrs after police arrested 47 #democrats in raids at homes across the city. They were charged w/ #conspiracy to commit subversion under a #NationalSecurity law imposed by #China.
“#HongKong police arrested six people on Tuesday (May 28) under the city's new security law for "posting messages with seditious intention" online on a Facebook page about commemorating Beijing's deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.”
In Hongkong wurden auf Grundlage des umstrittenen "Sicherheitsgesetzes" mehrere Menschen festgenommen. Die Polizei durchsuchte Wohnungen und beschlagnahmte Kommunikationsgeräte. Von Eva Lamby-Schmitt.
Tencent Music Entertainment Group Trading in Hong Kong Starting at HK$18 Each (cryptotale.org)
Tencent Music Entertainment Group has begun trading in the Hong Kong market, however, has assured that New York will be their primary market.