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Chief Executive/cofounder, Hong Kong Watch; Senior Analyst, CSW; cofounder, Conservative Party Human Rights Commission; IPAC. Activist, writer. Tweets personal

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 22

    The strangulation of ought to be a wake-up call for the free world - the latest in a succession of wake-up calls. I won't stop speaking out, calling out the appeasers, until the democratic world takes action. Here's what I said on 12 June:

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  2. 5 minutes ago

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  3. 6 minutes ago

    'Unstoppable storm': rights take back seat under Hong Kong security law

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  4. 7 minutes ago

    Yet another assault on in - now an almost daily occurrence as the city becomes a police state ruled by "thought police" 👇

    Former radio host Allan Au says he believes he's been sacked by the public broadcaster because he had written articles critical of the government.
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  5. 10 minutes ago

    How Beijing humbled Britain's mighty HSBC | Article [AMP] | Reuters

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  6. 13 minutes ago

    A reminder to - it's time to unfreeze all of 's bank accounts 👇

    The six-month account freeze deadline has passed under the mechanism. Now HSBC must unfreeze all my accounts according to the rule but it has not done so yet. Please retweet this till HSBC sees this a million times and has to answer.
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  7. 6 hours ago

    Amazingly courageous, brilliant, talented, incredible, admirable initiative by my remarkable friend Such courage, such creativity to

    2 days ago I walked on the runway for worldwide competition with protester outfit. I chose it because it represents my home country’s current state. Design inspired from a 2019 poster. Official pics are not released yet.
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  8. Retweeted
    6 hours ago

    E17: Lord Patten of Barnes - In Conversation with Benedict Rogers via Here this great interview with with colleague as they tackle key issues Hong Kong at The 24th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China

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  9. Retweeted
    6 hours ago

    I'm so glad that Lord Patten of Barnes highlights in this interview with the difference between the and itself. Respecting China as a nation and a culture does NOT require respect for the CCP.

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    6 hours ago

    Following 's demise, a church that had supported pro-democracy protests also announced it'll shut in fear of the implications of 's for . is now clearly retroactive. This op-ed by .

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  11. 7 hours ago

    Enormous privilege to interview last Governor of Lord Patten, just a few days ahead of 24th anniversary of handover of , first anniversary of imposition of on HK & 100th birthday of Chinese Communist Party via

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  12. 8 hours ago

    This Thursday is a global day of mourning for freedom-lovers everywhere ▶️24th anniversary of handover ▶️first anniversary of imposition of on ▶️100th anniversary of Join us, 3pm UK time, to consider these & what the future holds 👇

    WEBINAR: What Next for Hong Kong? Join us for a high level conversation with Sir Malcolm Rifkind, , Congressman Chris Smith and about what the future holds for HK. 1 July | 10:00 EST | 15:00 BST | 22:00 HKT Sign up here:
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  13. 9 hours ago

    Spot-on - thank you for calling him out, and thank you for all you do for international human rights, especially and

    I have a lot of respect for but on this he isn't speaking for the . We have repeated called out gross human rights abuses in Xinjiang. There is a genocide happening before our eyes. We cannot and will not avert them, no matter how uncomfortable it may be.
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  14. 9 hours ago

    Almost 93% of respondents want sanctions against 's brutal Chinese Communist Party regime, for perpetrating against , intense persecution of , Christians, Falun Gong & all civil society & dissent, & destruction of 's freedoms

    : In four days from now, the Chinese Communist Party will mark its 100th birthday. What should we get them as a birthday present?
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  15. 9 hours ago

    Horrendous. is not just a police state. It's run by the 'thought police'. National security police ‘have list of people to be arrested if they try to flee’ via

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  16. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    “…but I am saying that the killing of this newspaper, the jailing of Lai and the death of media freedom have ramifications for religious freedom. When you silence freedom of expression, inevitably you undermine freedom of religion.” -

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  17. 10 hours ago

    As usual, is absolutely right in his response to

    He wrongly says that Genocide is dependent on the number of people affected. It isn’t. Could he tell us which of the 30 Articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights aren’t being breached in China?Martin Luther King said “to ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.”
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  18. 10 hours ago

    - I hope you will listen to my courageous, remarkable friend and accept her invitation?

    I would like to issue an open invitation to to meet with me and other Uyghur survivors. I feel sure that once you have heard what our people are suffering first hand, you will do everything in your power to bring that suffering to an end.
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  19. 10 hours ago

    The crisis throughout / is totally dire, and especially right now in Please help Burma Army Attacks Drive Over 55,000 Karenni Into Hiding

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  20. 10 hours ago

    But this thread raises a question for : will you distance yourself & (who show wonderful leadership on these issues through my heroes & & others)? What would the late, great Paddy Ashdown, a big hero & friend of mine, think?

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  21. 10 hours ago

    , crimes against humanity, persecution and grave human rights violations are not party political issues and never should be. They transcend party politics and unite people of all parties who believe in human rights, human dignity, freedom, as this thread shows/

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