@thecfhk.bsky.social talk on 'International Women's Day: Hong Kong Women vs. CCP Dictatorship' with five female Hong Kong dissidents, @carmenlau.bsky.social, @joeysiu.bsky.social, @annakwokfy.bsky.social, @chloecheung.bsky.social &
@franceshui.bsky.social.
tinyurl.com/yvtdyws3
#HongKong #CCP #TNR
Some good news on the foreign aid funding freeze fight! As many have seen, the DC District Court has just issued a TRO against USG. A big initial victory, but there's a long road ahead. Some initial thoughts on the ruling, but first, here is the @nytimes.com writeup:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
Event flyer Even exile isn't safe: a film screening and discussion of Dissidents Feb 2nd at 2pm Firehouse cinema, new york
New event
📆2nd Feb
🕑2pm
C35 Films host event "Even Exile is Not Safe: “Dissidents” Special Screening and Discussion"
w/ @yaqiu.bsky.social @joeysiu.bsky.social @chenweiming2017.bsky.social Pema Doma & Yi Chen:
www.eventbrite.com/e/even-exile...
Film screening on Sunday Feb 2 in New York, with discussion with dissidents and malcontents @yaqiu.bsky.social, @joeysiu.bsky.social, @chenweiming2017.bsky.social, Pema Doma, and director Yi Chen:
The panel hosted by the Asia Freedom Institute was an opportunity to dive deep with fellow female activists and experts ( @joeysiu.bsky.social @carmenlau.bsky.social and Amy Siu) into the escalating repression of Hong Kong. Sharing some of the critical points we addressed during our discussion. 🧵
Great discussion hosted by the Asia Freedom Insitute with @carmenlau.bsky.social, Amy Siu, @joeysiu.bsky.social and
@athenaktong.bsky.social on "China's Repression and the Future of Hong Kong."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7aZ...
#HongKong #TNR
New event!
📆27th Dec
🕣8:30am Eastern Time
Join Asia Freedom Institute for panel "China's Repression & the Future of Hong Kong. w/ @joeysiu.bsky.social Carmen Lau, Amy Siu, & Athena Tong
Live on YT:
www.youtube.com/@AsiaFreedom...
They are pushing for Congress to pass legislation that would place restrictions on Hong Kong’s three diplomatic outposts inside the United States, known as Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (#HKETO).
Hong Kongers who escaped ahead of arrest — such as Siu, an American citizen who now lives in the United States — have been targeted by China’s long arm of transnational repression, even having bounties placed on their heads…
But this falls way short of what the United States should do to show that the international community still cares about the city’s fate and the more than 1,900 #politicalprisoners languishing in Hong Kong jails.
Biden’s State Department announced it is “taking steps” to impose visa restrictions on unnamed Hong Kong officials in response to the sentences, which condemned these political prisoners to up to 10 years…
Spoke to Josh Rogin for the @washingtonpost.com on CCP’s crackdown on #HongKong: “Xi is taking the first step to shape the U.S.-China narrative and discourse before the new U.S. admininistration comes in…That’s a big middle finger to the U.S., to both the Biden and the Trump administrations.”
Good to see new additions, especially from different sectors, in efforts to combat #Uyghur #forcedlabor.
www.wsj.com/articles/u-s...
Many are relieved that our friends received “only” 7-year sentences instead of life in prison. But none of the #HK47 pro-democracy campaigners (and the other 1,800+ political prisoners) should have been imprisoned at all.
Even one day in jail is too long.
Release them now.
#FREETIBET
The #HK47 convicted in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial after running in a primary election are expected to be sentenced on 11/19.
We ask that the int’l community closely monitor the situation & govts to respond w concrete actions, including sanctions against involved judges & officials.
