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:
May 1, 2025
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Great to see #JimmyLai's courage in standing up to the #CCP is being recognised at the #copenhagendemocracysummit and that Sebastien Lai is there to accept the award!
Today at Copenhagen Democracy Summit, #JimmyLai, in a #HongKong prison since 2020 for standing against #CCP attacks on freedom, is given Award For Courage by @antjeschippmann, Director of @axelspringer_EN Freedom Foundation. Accepted by his son Sebastien. @AoDemocracies #CDS2025
(1/4) Thanks to @cajardineMP, @MPIainDS and Blair McDougall MP for raising the issue of legal rights for British nationals to have consular access in today's Foreign Office questions, especially the case of #JimmyLai 👏🇬🇧 #JimmyLaiBill
Wonderful summary of David Webb, famed activist/ investor and curator of http://Webb-site.com, speaking in #HongKong with recently released political prisoner #ClaudiaMo in the audience & her husband Philip Bowring moderating.
“I believe in the long run that China and Hong…
As @niubi reports, following their leaders' meeting in Moscow, #China & #Russia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in media.
As @doublethinklab has shown, when Russia & China cooperate on media , the result is false narratives & #disinformation.
This agreement makes it even…
Sanctioned #HongKong 'Justice' Chief Paul Lam on today's new laws that hand control of 'complex' national security cases to #China, where the court conviction rate is 99%:
“Of course, we are very concerned about human rights & freedoms,” Lam said. 🤮
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/12/proposed-subsidiary-laws-to-strengthen-nat-sec-legislation-will-not-infringe-on-human-rights-justice-chief-says/
🚨BREAKING: New #HongKong Office for Safeguarding National Security (OSNS) laws under Article 23 have already been implemented using a procedure that allows them to be reviewed by LegCo after they are come into force.
❗️'Complex' cases can now be tried in mainland #China,…
Pope Leo has voiced the Church’s solidarity with journalists “imprisoned for seeking to report the truth” & asked “for the release of these imprisoned journalists.”
We echo our call for #HongKong authorities to release the 10 journalists now in prison simply for reporting the…
Great to see Judge Young's error of judgement in joining #HongKong's top court getting play in his #NewZealand homeland.
As @MarkSabah says, 5 years after the national security law, the appointment is "inconceivable" and "we urge Judge Young and any other retired common law…
Judge Young learns fast that under the #CCP regime he now works for in #HongKong, there is no room for debate and there is only rule by law, not rule of law.
Former Supreme Court judge refuses to engage ‘in debate’ over controversial Hong Kong court role
'I have nothing to say that has not already been said.'
www.nzherald.co.nz
🚨BREAKING: The #CCP is tightening its strangle hold on freedom in #HongKong:
Lawmakers intend to supplement #Article23 nat. sec. law with new provisions reinforcing #Beijing's Office for Safeguarding National Security, established in July 2020, allowing:
❗️The OSNS to…