The judge found the acts DOJ sought to ban with an injunction (a civil tool) were “criminal acts punishable under a robust criminal regime” hence it was denied due to lack of utility and conflict with criminal laws - not becoz freedom of expression outweighs national security.

#BREAKING HK nat sec police confirmed arrest of 4 men and 6 women, aged 26 to 43, over suspicion of “collusion” and “inciting riots”. The force alleged the group of colluding with the defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund to receive overseas donations and support fugitives …

Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist reut.rs/3r0XvEp

#UPDATE Verdict on the #StandNews sedition case is postponed to 15 Nov, six weeks later than the original schedule on 4 Oct. The trial started on 31 Oct last year and stretched for 56 days over 7 months instead of 20 days as initially earmarked. Closing was finished in late June

Templated repentance letter, “can’t tell anyone” trip to Shenzhen with security police and a driver who kept snapping photos of her , ex activist Agnes Chow 周庭 shared with AFP News Agency her years of “nothing lenient” as well as photos she took in that trip. france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Proposed procedures in #Article23 bill for police to apply before a magistrate extra detention/restrictions on nat sec suspects have it that 1. Persons not yet arrested but only under investigation can be affected in their future right to legal representation

Today I was fired from the Wall Street Journal. This is my statement:

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Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and their families have been harassed and intimidated online and in person over the last three months starting from June, the Hong Kong Journalists Association said reut.rs/47oAR9w

Could a common law offence not in the books of HK’s #NSL or #Article23 SNSO result in the denial of 1/3 good behaviour remission of the convict - a new rule under A23? The answer: Yes. The ongoing Habeas corpus application of Kinson Cheung in High Court supplied an example 🧵

#BREAKING: Chung Pui-kuen, a former top editor at the now-shuttered Hong Kong media outlet Stand News, was sentenced to 21 months in jail after being convicted of publishing "seditious" articles. The court will soon sentence co-defendant Patrick Lam. More to follow.🧵

Hong Kong court jails former editor for sedition, releases another on health grounds reut.rs/4doSS97

The 2014 Occupy movement catalyzed a profound political awakening among many young Hong Kongers and shaped the huge anti-government protests in 2019. Today, massive protests are deemed impossible. A now-and-then photo gallery with Chan Long Hei📸 apnews.com/article/ae70c3…

#BREAKING sentencing of the 45 convicted defendants in HK’s largest national security trial of an unofficial primary election organised by the pro-democracy camp in 2020 is tentatively fixed on Nov 19, the day before #JimmyLai takes witness stand in his NSL case ~ docs/sources

Have signed off from my last day in the extraordinary journey with AFP (and the press) If someone requests interview in my name as an AFP (or any outlet) reporter, that’s not me. But like HK, there is still one last story up in the sleeve. Meanwhile: youtube.com/watch?v=zt-_x_…

NEW: DOJ confirmed it will not appeal against the sentences of Benny Tai and others convicted in the NSL47 case. news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…

Meanwhile in Hong Kong, ex-democratic lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting among seven convicted for rioting at Yuen Long Station in 2019 when protesters were assaulted by mob clad in white shirts in what was known as “721 attack” reuters.com/world/china/ho…

Hong Kong's national security police today took away pollster Robert Chung for investigation related to assisting a fugitive. Security chief Chris Tang told AFP News Agency that no arrest has been made, and the police action had "absolutely nothing to do with the result" of Chung's polls.

After 13 years in Hong Kong as a refugee, "John" received plane tickets that would grant his family new lives in the United States—only for them to be snatched away with a stroke of the pen by President Donald Trump. AFP News Agency breaks the story: u.afp.com/SktE🧵1⃣

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