Random *but very touching* fact.

If you go to any Estonian chain supermarket, only two types of products will have visually marked origin on barcodes: those from Estonia and Ukraine.

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Thanks, Eesti!

Hong Kong’s John Lee dismisses claims of overseas activist surveillance following UK ‘spying’ arrests

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Political activist Bung Thaluwang passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest, as reported by news sources.

According to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, the 28-year-old had been detained on a lese-majeste charge since January 26, when her bail was revoked due to violating…

Ambassadors from Belgium, Denmark, the EU, Germany, the Netherlands, the US, and the Swedish Embassy have all expressed their condolences for the family, friends, and loved ones of political activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom, also known as Bung Thaluwang, who passed away today.…

🎂Happy Birthday Lord Patten🎂
#HappyBirthdayLordPatten

Today is the 78th birthday of #LordPatten .

The Last Governor of #HongKong , Lord Patten, is one of #HongKong Watch's patrons and one of the most important and irreplaceable allies of Hongkongers.

Thousands of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial 'foreign influence' bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.

Read more: themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/11/tho…

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Tonight 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen praised #Taiwan ’s role as a press hub at the Human Rights Press Awards banquet. “This growing presence of int’l journalists is evidence that Taiwan is a country where transparency, freedom of expression & easy access to info are ensured.”
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Published today International Affairs: What is behind the rise and fall of UN support for China's Belt and Road Initiative? Check out this piece on 'mutual legitimation attempts' and geopolitical rivalries bit.ly/UN-BRI Courtney J. Fung Richard Gowan Marina Rudyak 卢玛丽 Matthew Stephen

What HK story was told 100 years ago? Based on HK’s participation in London’s British Empire Exhibitions in 1924 and 1925, Dr Gary Wong revisits the representations of HK in the interwar years.

Date of release: 2pm (UKT) / 9pm (HKT), 10 May 2024 (Friday)
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Every now and then the court stated the court is not an arena for politics, at the same time they produce political censorship.

#BREAKING Verdict on HK’s largest #NSL trial of 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists will be handed down on May 30 and 31, more than three years since the group was brought to court under the charge of “conspiracy to subversion” over an unofficial primary election.

'When North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un released his latest song two weeks ago, surely he couldn’t have foreseen it becoming a hit on TikTok.'

I'm too old to understand what's happening on TikTok!

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The annual human rights press awards used to be held in Hong Kong.

A highlight of the The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong conference was a powerful interview conducted by Hugo with Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh, who continued working after his wife and children were killed in Israeli air strikes. Hugo Lee Williamson Al Jazeera English #Gaza

Disarmament!

Neither coup nor civil war halts the Kyaukphyu deep sea port in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
Local people worry that no effective institution will regulate the operations of the Chinese investor.
#BeltandRoad

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China has sent more than 300 technicians and workers to a deep sea port project in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state amid intense fighting between the military and ethnic rebels, according to residents. rfa.org/english/news/m…

As #Australian #wine returns to #China , how will industry cope when ‘good old days’ are gone and adversity remains? scmp.com/economy/china-…