Very disappointing: YouTube announces it will comply w/ #HongKong court injunction & block access to 32 videos of #GloryToHongKong inside HK, saying, 'We are disappointed by the Court's decision but are complying with its removal order.' #Censorship
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.China Commission has released its annual report for 2023 on #HumanRights in China. It includes sections on deepening #repression in #HongKong & CCP #TransnationalRepression . It calls for passage of the #HKETOCertificationAct & #TransnationalRepression PolicyAct. cecc.gov/media-center/p…

.Amnesty International's new report: Chinese & #HongKong students abroad live in fear of intimidation, harassment & surveillance as China seeks to prevent them from engaging with “sensitive” or political issues. #ClimateOfFear #TransnationalRepression amnesty.org/en/documents/a…

. Didi Kirsten Tatlow reports NYC’s AAPI parade’s organized by the CEO of Sing Tao US, registered as a foreign agent of China. 5 of its 7 board members belong to CCP united front groups. “Controversial” groups, including from Hong Kong & Taiwan, are excluded. newsweek.com/eric-adams-chi…

#HongKong court accedes to government's appeal, grants injunction banning protest song #GloryToHongKong / #願榮光歸香港 : It's “necessary” to persuade global online platforms to remove “problematic videos” of the song to 'safeguard national security.' hongkongfp.com/2024/05/08/bre…

Verdict tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:30 pm HK time on #HongKong government's 2nd attempt to get a court injunction banning dissemination of HK pro-democracy anthem #GloryToHongKong / #願榮光歸香港 . The High Court rejected the HK gov't's initial effort. bit.ly/4aXtozf

#HongKong Exodus
A survey of 200 people aged 75 & older in #HongKong found that 47% have children who've left HK in the past 3 years. The mass emigration of >200,000 has created a new phenomenon: older people who no longer have their kids for help & support
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The verdict in the trial of the 16 of the #HK47 who plead not guilty will be on May 30-31. They face the “national security” charge of “conspiracy to commit subversion” for participating in a pro-democracy primary election.
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More photos of the protest of #Uyghurs #HongKongers & #Chinese at the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC on Saturday, thanks to Dan Garrett. See all six tweets in the thread.

Former #HongKong pro-democracy District Councillor Sunny Chiu Chu-pong reports that Hang Seng Bank is cancelling his account w/out explanation.
Many pro-democracy figures & groups have been frozen out of the financial system & prevented from raising funds tinyurl.com/3m62788d