His show is over!

I’d like to offer my hearty congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as the next President of the United States of America. Humanity places great hope in the democratic vision of the U.S. as leader of the free world. bit.ly/3eGaGjs

Civil society a critical part of pandemic response, finds new research -‘Solidarity in the Time of COVID-19’ - Alliance magazine alliancemagazine.org/blog/civil-soc… #SolidarityDuringCOVID | Andrew Firmin , Ines Pousadela @eroohi Devdiscourse

I have exposed myself to Internet Freedom issues for a year now. With my non-tech background, what else can I do aside from reading books/papers/reports, talking to experts, following news, events, etc.? #InternetFreedom #Digitalrights #Technology

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong detained for illegal assembly reut.rs/3kVwIA7

New report fr Amnesty International on #Vietnam shows: * a record number of prisoners of conscience – with 40% behind bars for their social media use * state-sponsored harassment rampant on Facebook and YouTube * Facebook engaging in country-wide censorship of content bit.ly/3oakAwZ

🇻🇳 In a briefing paper released today, ICJ called on #Vietnam to take swift measures to reform its laws and practices around the use of the internet and to stem the pattern of accelerating human rights abuse of individuals online. icj.org/vietnam-author… #FreedomOfSpeech

Everyone can fight for human rights by practicing our own rights and respecting others’. Everyone can benefit from an inclusive society, literally. #HumanRightsDay

For those who follow the next year Party Congress in Vietnam (and understand Vnese), I recommend that you watch the documentary series “Towards the Party Congress” (Hướng tới ĐH Đảng) on national tv channel. I’ve watched 7 episodes and been v impressed w the content.

We stand with Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, Le Huu Minh Tuan, and the IJAVN to build a free media in Vietnam. We demand the Vietnamese government immediately and unconditionally release the three journalists.thevietnamese.org/2021/01/statem…

The court in HCMC has reached its verdict. Journalist Pham Chi Dung was handed a 15-year jail term, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan were each sentenced to 11 years. All face 3 years under house arrest upon their release. #Vietnam

#VietNam: The heavy sentences handed down against 3 Vietnamese journalists and rights defenders, just weeks ahead of a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party, sends a chilling message to human rights defenders & those working in the media – UN experts: ow.ly/mJqR50D8U2t

In honour of World Press Freedom Day, we worked with UNESCO Now on portraits of journalists - Long Trinh, who writes about human rights in Vietnam, is one of them. Read his story here: netherlandsandyou.nl/latest-news/ne… Photo credit: Debra Barraud #EndImpunity #PressFreedom #Vietnam

The human rights situation in Vietnam, in particular the case of human rights journalists Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan eeas.europa.eu/delegations/vi…

#Vietnam #Communist Party ended preparatory session Mon morning. Organizers said no announcement to make, delegates to study documents with no meeting in the afternoon. Tight security, restricted access, no phone/internet signal around the venue. party convention to open Tue

NEW: My BBC colleagues at BBC News မြန်မာ have been told that #AungSanSuuKyi and President Win Myint were taken away from their residences in the capital Naypyitaw. The Burmese army are rounding up senior members of the ruling party & Chief Ministers in other regions.

I guess I'll be live tweeting a coup now. Things are still pretty quiet for now, though people are awake and scared. I've been fielding calls since 6 am from friends and relatives. The internet is in and out and my sim card no longer works.

Army cut off the state media TV and Radios, local phone line and internet getting disable across the country. #Myanmarcoup #coupdetat #armycoup #tatmadaw #Myanmar #whatshappeninginmyanmar