6 May 2025
Political Prisoners: the UK’s Response
Committee Room 13, House of Commons, London
10 April 2025
27 March 2025
March Wonky China
Washington DC
Since 2019, the ongoing national security crackdown in Hong Kong has resulted in the imprisonment of more than 1,900 political prisoners, aged 13 to 76, roughly half of whom are still behind bars. The CFHK Foundation campaigns to secure the release of all political prisoners in Hong Kong, each of whom is a testament to the liberty the city has lost. Here are their stories:
April 23, 2025
April 22, 2025
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📰NEWSLETTER: As #Canada approaches a general election, #China has been smearing #HongKong democracy activist & parliamentary candidate @joetay1212, another poll shows #pressfreedom shrinking in Hong Kong, plus all @thecfhk's weekly updates.
https://thecfhk.org/china-targets-hong-kong-activist-in-canadian-election-interference/
Thank you for hosting @MarkLClifford, @batchelorshow, and for your support for efforts to #FreeJimmyLai!
This episode focuses on Jimmy's persverance as he approaches another hot #HongKong summer unjustly imprisoned for this pro-democracy campaigning.
"I've only one subject to mention, #JimmyLai. A British citizen, 77, a prisoner of conscience unjustly imprisoned in #HongKong for over 4 years & for the rest of the hot summer.
"He's on trial because he's a journalist & a pro-democracy activist. This is an affront to the rule…
Thank you to former Solicitor General and member of the @UKHouseofLords, Sir @EdwardGarnier, for his powerful reminder that we must all stand up for Jimmy Lai.
#FreeJimmyLai
With thanks to @DavidAltonHL for tirelessly raising 🇬🇧 national Jimmy Lai’s case in today’s House of Lords debate on journalists’ safety.
Jimmy is still in arbitrary detention in #HongKong having received zero government support in over 1,500 days of detention #FreeJimmyLai
Sun Kung reminds Labour how it feels to have escaped #HongKong only to watch the government cosy up to Beijing:
"Economic strategy must be balanced with moral clarity or the very values that once drew us to Britain will be compromised. This is not just about geopolitics, it is…
🗞️ @fcchk poll shows rise in #HongKong journalists self-censoring & one-third considering leaving over #PressFreedom concerns.
With RFA defunded, more important than ever that reporters in #HongKong & in exile keep shinning a spotlight on #CCP crimes😡
Hong Kong press club survey finds 65% of members say they self-censor, 33% considering leaving city...
A survey conducted by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) has found that the majority of its members ...
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As China looks to capitalise on US-Europe tensions by lifting sanctions on MEPs in return for trade deals, the UK government looks weaker than ever for sending minister after minister cap in hand to Beijing and not demanding the PRC:
🆓 #FreeJimmyLai A British citizen…
We stand with 🇬🇧 MPs sanctioned by #Moscow for standing up for freedom & democracy in #Ukraine. 💪
#Putin & #CCP remain united in a 'no limits' partnership that extends to sanctioning UK parliamentarians who speak up for the people they oppress.
Full list of MPs sanctioned by Russia today includes:
🔴 5 Labour MPs
🟠 8 Lib Dem MPs
🟡 One SNP MP
🔵 One DUP MP
As well as Lord Alton, Lord Banner, Lord Jones, Lord Kempsell, Lord Purvis and Baroness (Julie) Smith.
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/2011018/
.@SamGoodman22 & Dennis Kwok on the predicament posed to #Beijing by the CK Hutchison Panama ports saga:
Loss of face in letting the deal proceed pales vs risk of ending the illusion that HK companies are independent from PRC if they marshal the NSL/Anti-Monopoly Law to punish…
Great to hear @MarkLClifford's insights into #JimmyLai's character, entrepreneurial journey & the significance of #AppleDaily in shaping #HongKong's discourse:
"Before Jimmy pivoted from retail to media, no one was printing in colour & Cantonese had never been used in the…
Thank you, @IrisYNH for championing #JimmyLai & hosting @MarkLClifford to share his iconic story on @RadioTaiwan_Eng 👏👏
https://en.rti.org.tw/radio/programMessagePlayer/programId/1447/id/111706