Spot-on by Tom Tugendhat

I was in Whitehall earlier this afternoon and saw these thugs gathering. The atmosphere did not feel good. I am sad to see how it descended into this appalling behaviour.

Healthy patriotism is good. Thuggish, vulgar extreme nationalism is not.

Thank you Holly Lynch MP for your ongoing support for #BNO Hong Kongers in 🇬🇧, the release of up to £2.2 billion being withheld in their #MPF , and #FreeJimmyLai .

In July 2020, governments around the world made promises to stand with the people of #HK , including offering lifeboats out of the city.

Nearly four years this important research by Hong Kong Watch finds at least 1.86m #HongKongers do not have access to a pathway out of the city.

Freedom of Belief ‘A Right That Everybody Should Be Allowed to Practice’: Ben Rogers on Persecution of Falun Gong in China ntd.com/freedom-of-bel… via NTD News

Hong Kong Cardinal Zen and 4 other activists to challenge conviction over 2019 protester relief fund hongkongfp.com/2024/04/23/hon… via Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

HKW briefing urges EU member states to introduce lifeboat schemes for 1.86 million Hong Kongers with no lifeline out of the city

hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2024…

Germany and Britain detain suspected Chinese spies aje.io/vdnf64 via Al Jazeera English

Escalating Christian Repression: Beijing’s Crackdown in Mainland China and Hong Kong  providencemag.com/2024/04/escala… via Providence

Hong Kong Watch welcomes the US Department of State's 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

The report details the impact of the 2020 NSL on rights and freedoms in Hong Kong, including the right to fair trials, and lists political prisoners.

state.gov/reports/2023-c…

If one is to learn from Auschwitz-Birkenau, it is that in too many parts of our world today history is repeating itself. We must act earlier, faster, writes Benedict Rogers.
Read more... ucanews.com/news/auschwitz… #Poland #Myanmar #China #Germany

Is China returning to the days of Mao? Watch full interview with Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 ➡️ youtu.be/u4bTGGgIzVk?si… #china #XiJinping #politics #historylesson #commonsense #generation APPG on Poland Hanna Shen British Poles

We urge Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP to raise the alarming human rights situation in #HongKong and impose sanctions on John Lee.

Given #Beijing ’s broken promises under an international treaty, the Sino-British Joint Declaration, and the new #Article 23 legislation, it cannot be business as usual.

Last week, Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 visited Poland.

Read his reflections on travelling to Warsaw, Auschwitz, Kraków and Wadowice in his latest article.

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