Frances Sit (@frances_sit) 's Twitter Profile
Frances Sit

@frances_sit

MSc Human Rights and Politics '23 @ LSE. Covers #HongKong politics and more. Views are my own.

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For many of Hong Kong's underprivileged, 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗴 used to be their last, best hope. In his 12-year career as a lawmaker, he had been a constant advocate of minority rights. Yesterday a magistrate jailed him for three weeks. Here's what happened:🧵1/11

For many of Hong Kong's underprivileged, 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘂𝗻𝗴 used to be their last, best hope. In his 12-year career as a lawmaker, he had been a constant advocate of minority rights.

Yesterday a magistrate jailed him for three weeks. Here's what happened:🧵1/11
Chris Lau (@hkchrislau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Calls against vaccination has become a national security issue in HK as police arrested two Taiwanese drink shop owners accused of making such appeals scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist found guilty under colonial-era sedition law over speech, slogans hongkongfp.com/2022/03/02/bre…

BREAKING: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist found guilty under colonial-era sedition law over speech, slogans 

hongkongfp.com/2022/03/02/bre…
Shibani Mahtani (@shibanimahtani) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Mainland doctors, nurses, experts, elderly caretakers, butchers have arrived in the thousand in recent days. More and more, it is looking like we live in one country, with one system: washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/…

Kris Cheng (@krislc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hong Kong police at 6am local time raided home of Allan Au, veteran journalist, ex-Stand News blogger and journalism scholar, taken to police station accusation: “conspiracy to publish seditious publications,” says sources, same as 2 other Stand News journalists who were charged

Hong Kong police at 6am local time raided home of Allan Au, veteran journalist, ex-Stand News blogger and journalism scholar, taken to police station

accusation: “conspiracy to publish seditious publications,” says sources, same as 2 other Stand News journalists who were charged
Holmes Chan (@holmeschan_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today trial begins for 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures, who are charged with "conspiracy to commit subversion" under the national security law. 32 of them have been detained for over 700 days straight. Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 previews for AFP News Agency: bit.ly/40xqbSk

Today trial begins for 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures, who are charged with "conspiracy to commit subversion" under the national security law.

32 of them have been detained for over 700 days straight.

<a href="/XinqiSu/">Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪</a> previews for <a href="/AFP/">AFP News Agency</a>: bit.ly/40xqbSk
Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@xinqisu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Beijing-affiliated Wen Wei Po was right there to have photos and video when Tang was arrested. In the video, Tang showed a very brief smile. Tang is herself a veteran unionist who had been advocating for labour rights for four decades. She recently returned to HK, source said.

Beijing-affiliated Wen Wei Po was right there to have photos and video when Tang was arrested. In the video, Tang showed a very brief smile. 

Tang is herself a veteran unionist who had been advocating for labour rights for four decades. She recently returned to HK, source said.
Amnesty International (@amnesty) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Following his poisoning, unjust imprisonment and torture in prison, Aleksei Navalny has died after languishing for 37 months behind bars and being sent to one of Russia’s most remote and harshest prisons. Read more 👇 amn.st/6015n8NWT

Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@xinqisu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#BREAKING HK nat sec police have made first arrests under the #Article23 security law. Six people including jailed Tiananmen activist #ChowHangTung have been arrested for “publishing posts with seditions intend, taking advantage of an upcoming sensitive day”.

#BREAKING HK nat sec police have made first arrests under the #Article23 security law.

Six people including jailed Tiananmen activist #ChowHangTung have been arrested for “publishing posts with seditions intend, taking advantage of an upcoming sensitive day”.
Timothy McLaughlin (@tmclaughlin3) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Hong Kong, once a vibrant and politically diverse community is slowly becoming a totalitarian state." Whoa. Big piece by former UK Supreme Court Judge and Hong Kong overseas judge Jonathan Sumption who resigned a few days ago. ft.com/content/60c825…

Erick / Snowfro / 🦩 / LAO / #️⃣ / 🔴 (@artonblockchain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hey Punks! Exactly 8 years ago (to the minute) I claimed my first punk. In the years since we've seen a ton of incredible ways the community has shown up for the project and created public goods for the ecosystem and here's yet one more for y'all to nerd out on. Excited to

Architizer (@architizer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy birthday, Antonio Gaudí! 🎂 Step inside Sagrada Família and more iconic works by this legendary architect ✨ 👉 Learn how Studio Tim Fu creates “living sketches” using AI tools and see more projects like this: arc.ht/3IeWfW6

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