Stand News former chief editor Patrick Lam in his mitigation letter: We believe in press freedom, freedom of speech, and only the freedom to spread ideas can protect the liberty of all ... For the press, the only way to defend press freedom is to report. via 法庭線 The Witness

World Press Freedom Index, Hong Kong, 2015-2024

Who is Chung Pui-kuen? The founding chief editor of #StandNews has been barred from speaking to media as part of his bail conditions. But we have talked to his college friends and former colleagues, and this is the man in their memories:

1/ Reactions to Stand News journalist convictions: Decried by press union 香港記者協會 HKJA, and condemnation from int'l NGOs RSF & Committee to Protect Journalists. No direct criticism from the @FCCHK.

#HongKong used to be the place where anyone can criticize anyone, however powerful they were. Now, it is a city where journalists get jailed for doing their job.

831 #太子站 , paintings by Ricker Choi

As Hong Kong's press freedom narrows, many residents tune out the news. Some avoid despair, others feel their voices no longer matter. This trend costs civil society, now struggling to engage the public. Still, many journalists persist. My latest story: apnews.com/article/343bf8…

From a great 831 🧵. CW warning but I also want people to look closely at this photo and note, among other things, that there's a white helmet with a red cross on it on the ground of the MTR carriage. Yes, at least one of the people being attacked by the police was a first aider.

Protesting against the violent Hong Kong police terrorist style Prince Edward MTR subway station attack of 2019.

On Threads, Hongkongers are remembering the 5th anniversary of the 831 police brutality event where riot police ferociously attacked tube passengers without mercy, by recapping the MTR announcement that haunted the memories of many Hongkongers to this day. threads.net/@kwanhohnawk/p…

Hong Kong, where holding a bouquet of white flowers and bowing in front of an MTR station will get various cops on your back.

Honoured to be part of a panel on "Silence as a strategy of resilience: dealing with contested histories" at #IFPH2024 organised by Dr. Gerlov van Engelenhoven & Dr. Joëlla van Donkersgoed. We started with a powerful silent performance by Hongkonger artist Loretta Lau NGO DEI 我地 🟩

1/ Award-winning German journalist, activist & The University of Hong Kong/HKU Journalism & Media graduate - David Missal - has said he was barred from entering HK, despite freely entering China. He said he was sad he can't visit "such a beautiful city as Hong Kong anymore. I hope Hong Kong will be free."

Honoured to have met Chinese human rights activist 周锋锁 Fengsuo Zhou during his visit to Trinity College Dublin to receive a medal from The Hist today. Touching to hear him talk about the Chinese & Hongkong human rights activists who fight for democracy despite repression, & how to keep our faith

The first person convicted under a tough new Hong Kong national security law was sentenced to 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan. apnews.com/article/9982e1…

23 Sep 4-5pm: Members of our Medical & Health Humanities Working Group: Des O'Neill Desmond (Des) O'Neill Mandy Lee Mandy Lee & Mary Cosgrave - with Jakob Sumerer, explore Medical & Health Humanities as part of Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival Trinity Long Room Hub 👇 tcd.ie/media/tcd/long…

Today, we carry that same spirit forward across borders. After two years of hard work, preparation, and collaboration, we're proud to announce the launch of the European Hong Kong Diaspora Alliance (EHKDA)! 🎉🇪🇺 Learn more at hongkongdiaspora.eu and follow us for updates.

Don't miss the 'Treasure in Decade - Hong Kong Protest Archival Exhibition' at @ngodeiorg, running until 13 Oct in The Hague! Alex Chow 周永康 Simon Cheng Ray Wong Eric Yan-ho Lai 黎恩灝 Carmen Lau 劉珈汶 NGO DEI 我地 🟩 IISG