#JoshuaWong
13.5m in jail - via lawyers, โitโs not the end of the fight. Ahead of us is another challenging battleground. Weโre now joining the battle in prison along with many brave protestors, less visible yet essential in the fight for democracy and freedom for HK.
More than thousand HKers sing Les Miserables' 'Do you hear the people sing?' at HK international airport with their calls for free election and democracy. Here is the Ground Zero in the war against authoritarian rule. That's the reason for us never surrender.
This film is released today. But because Disney kowtows to Beijing, and because Liu Yifei openly and proudly endorses police brutality in Hong Kong, I urge everyone who believes in human rights to
#BoycottMulan
.
"I support the Hong Kong police. You can all attack me now. What a shame for Hong Kong."
Hong Kong protesters call for 'Mulan' boycott after star went public in support of police
#BREAKING
Medical volunteers arrested, their hands tied and locked like fugitives. This is outrageous. The HK govt has lost control over police force. A violent bloodshed is under way.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
#SOSHK
Listen to urgent cry of protestors in
#PolyU
! Running out of food & medical supply, starving & injured protestors counting down to confront
#hkpolice
bullets with bare hands. Is the world going to witness bloody crackdown w/o stopping ruthless regime?
Hello world and hello freedom. I have just been released from prison. GO HONG KONG!! Withdraw the extradition bill. Carrie Lam step down. Drop all political prosecutions!
#StandWithThailand
#MilkTeaAliance
People should not be afraid of their governments.
Only governments should be afraid of their people.
(V for Vendetta)
1. Despite heavy rains, tens of thousands of
#Thai
staged the largest rally since 2014, fighting for democracy and their future today. Clearly, with their relentless passion to the place that they love, brave people in
#Thailand
are making history again.
Defending democracy is vital, but
@KingJames
only talks loud in the US. On China, not only is he silent, he actively shuts others up. He called
@dmorey
"misinformed" and "not really educated" for supporting
#HongKong
. All he cares about is money, not human rights. Hypocritical.
Lebron Jamesโ More than A Vote plans to target states such as Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Texas to fight against voter suppression.
I hereby declare withdrawing from Demosisto...
If my voice will not be heard soon, I hope that the international community will continue to speak up for Hong Kong and step up concrete efforts to defend our last bit of freedom.
I become the only candidate banned from running in Novemberโs District Council Election as Returning officer, Laura ARON ruled my nomination invalid this morning. It proved how Beijing manipulate the election with political cersorship and screening.
Dear friends, Iโm back.
1. Two months after I got released from prison, Iโm arrested again. Even though itโs a heavy cross to bear, I expected that I would be arrested and prosecuted in this movement again.
[Support our Thai fellows in their fight for democracy]
1.
#Hongkongers
will never forget how our Thai fellows stood with us against
#China
โs nationalist trolls during
#nnevvy
saga and spoke up for us amid
#Beijing
โs authoritarian suppression in
#HK
.
#MilkTeaAlliance
#StandWithThailand
#MilkTeaAliance
People should not be afraid of their governments.
Only governments should be afraid of their people.
(V for Vendetta)
Barely 9 oโclock in the morning, and across the other side of town, in Kwai Fong, a traffic cop gone berserk on a motorcycle is running protesters over. Several injuries reported. Watch till the very end. Itโs very disturbing.
[I was just disqualified from LegCo election, despite being the biggest winner in
#Hkprimaries
]
1. Few minutes ago, I was just disqualified from running in the upcoming LegCo election in
#Hongkong
, even though I got the highest vote share in the primary, w/ 30000+ votes obtained
[End of Hong Kong, Beginning of Reign of Terror]
1.
#Beijing
has just passed the sweeping
#nationalsecuritylaw
. It marks the end of Hong Kong that the world knew before.
My arrest shows the government answers our request for a dialogue with batons, tear gas, rubber bullets and mass arrest. Our freedom of assembly and other fundamental rights are eroded.
Can you imagine the newsrooms of
@nytimes
or
@guardian
encounter something like this? After HK police arrested
@JimmyLaiApple
, hundreds of police were sent to Apple Daily office without the search warrant.
#Breaking
:
#Thaipolice
just fired water cannon and teargas at unarmed citizens when
#Thaiprotestors
gathered amid the planned parliamentary voting on proposed constitutional amendments.
It's unacceptable for military-backed govt to indiscriminately assault even kids.
My Urgent Appeal: The World needs to stand with desperate HK protestors
1. It draws up some frustrating debate in Germany after a quote of interview with Sรผddeutsche Zeitung was misinterpreted. But I have clarify that it has nothing to do with my belief on non-violence activism.
Pro-democracy primaries start today! This might be the first and last time that my name can appear on ballots under
#nationalsecuritylaw
. Despite
#Beijing
โs mounting threat,
#HKers
will show our determination for liberty today and let our voices be heard: We will not surrender!
[HK asylum seekers could be sent to
#China
's secret courts]
1. Twelve
#HKers
, all involved in
#hkprotests
, were detained by
#China
โs coast guard today when fleeing to
#Taiwan
for political asylum. All of them are now detained in
#China
.
Iโm extremely delighted to announce that, despite my disqualification by Beijing, my backup candidate Kelvin Lam has won in South Horizons West with 57% of the vote. The incumbent, Judy Chan, is a protรฉgรฉ Regina Ip who supports police violence and calls protesters โcockroachesโ.
NOW:
@JimmyLai
, outspoken pro-democracy activist and owner of opposition newspapers
@AppleDaily
, has been arrested for "colluding with foreign powers" under the
#NationalSecurityLaw
in Hong Kong.
My close colleague Dr Andrew Chiu was assaulted in his constituency, Taikoo Plaza. His left ear was brutally halved. I strongly condemn these violent attacks especially targeting election candidates.
Almost 3 million people voted. The opposition is winning 388 seats vs. 59 for the gov't (w/ a few more counting). Every way you look at it, this is historic. As our city plummets from being semi-autonomous to semi-authoritarian, we react by showing whatโs DEMOCRACY IN ACTION.
Elderly citizen standing in front of the police line to defense
#YuenLong
demonstrators. She cried and asked riot police not to fire bullet towards youngsters.
[Police staged war at University AGAIN]
Thousands of HKers include 5 of my friends are trapped in PolyU by the riot police. Police put their life at risk. Police have just used the mic with speaker and urge them to "surrender".
#BREAKING
Police also raided Joshuaโs home for allegedly violating the national security law this morning as he took part in the primary election last year. 50+ democratic activists were arrested.
[Climate change & HK - China is reacting similarly to both]
1/
@GretaThunberg
was named
#TIMEPOY
by the
@TIME
. She's a Swedish Schoolgirl that inspired
#FridaysForFuture
against climate change. She's regarded as the figure of the power of youth, and inspired many, including me.
First time in
#HK
's history:
#hongkongers
are warned that their flags, banners, slogans or other behaviours during demonstrations or protests may be arrested on charges of "secession" or "subversion of state power" under
#NationalSecurityLaw
, which was once only found in
#China
.
Oh no, Xi Jinping banned
#AnimalCrossing
in China (apparently because I play it), and these angry gamers are blaming me everywhere instead of blaming their own government lol ๐คจ๐ฎ๐ฎ
๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ To show absolute loyalty to Chairman Xi, we support HK officials and their family members to sell off their overseas properties and renounce foreign nationalities! ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ๐จ๐ณ
ไปๅค10:30ใใใ
@chowtingagnes
#ๅจๅบญๆฐ ใ่ญฆๅฏ็ฝฒใใไฟ้ใงใใไบๅฎใ ใไปๆณๅพใฎๆ็ถใใ้ฒใใงใใ
ๆๆฐๆถๆฏ๏ผๆณๅพๅ้ๆญฃ็บๅจๅบญ่็ไฟ้็จๅบ๏ผ้ ๆไปๆๅฏ้ข้่ญฆ็ฝฒใ
Update: Agnes Chow will be released on bail soon. She is expected to leave Police station
#FreeAgnes
#NSL
#StandWithHongKong
ไปๅค10:30ใใใ
@chowtingagnes
#ๅจๅบญๆฐ ใ่ญฆๅฏ็ฝฒใใไฟ้ใงใใไบๅฎใ ใไปๆณๅพใฎๆ็ถใใ้ฒใใงใใ
ๆๆฐๆถๆฏ๏ผๆณๅพๅ้ๆญฃ็บๅจๅบญ่็ไฟ้็จๅบ๏ผ้ ๆไปๆๅฏ้ข้่ญฆ็ฝฒใ
Update: Agnes Chow will be released on bail soon. She is expected to leave Police station
#FreeAgnes
#NSL
#StandWithHongKong
Initial response to Carrie Lam:
1. Too little and too late now โ Carrie Lam's response comes after 7 lives sacrificed, more than 1,200 protestors arrested, in which many are mistreated in police station.
1/ From anti-extradition law to anti-national security law, more than thousands of
#Hongkongers
took to streets to protest against this highly controversial law since the new law will kill future democratic movements, and murder any slight chance to seeking justice in the city.
We must stand up and fight back. More than thousands of HKers take back to the street again, including
@SunnyCheungky
,
#JannelleLeung
,
#TiffanyYuen
and I. Time is running out in Hong Kong. We need to try our best to oppose the evil national security law.
#LIVE
: Nightfall, police advanced CUHK firing TearGgas & multiple RubberBullet despite Principal Rocky Tuan's attempted negotiation, injuring students. Tuan was also affected. University is now besieged by reckless police. If we lost this fight, so as our last breath of freedom!
#BREAKING
Joshua is arrested when reporting to Central Police Station at about 1pm today. The arrest is related to participating in an unauthorized assembly on 5Oct last year. He is told to have violated the draconian anti-mask law as well.
Congratulations,
@GretaThunberg
. You inspire me and many people across the world, especially when you says, "We canโt just continue living as if there was no tmr, because there is a tmr.โ Letโs fight together to save our home, our planet, and our future.
#TIMEPOY
โChina has replaced its promised formula of โOne Country, Two Systemsโ with โOne Country, One System.โโ This is not only the perspective of HKers, which is also a general understanding of the global community.
[Finally, I have graduated!]
1. Today, I have received the graduate certificate from
#OUHK
, confirming that I have completed my Bachelor of Social Sciences (Politics and Public Administration) with Second Class Honours (Upper Divison) by the University's Senate.
It is my pleasure to meet with Senator
@HawleyMO
. Thank you for visiting Hong Kong in such critical moment and supporting
#HKHumanRightsandDemocracyAct
. We really wish the act can pass at the senate side as soon as possible.
When the authorities banned the website in Thailand,
#MilkTeaAliance
will help to spread the petition! I have sign on it already. Let us say no to political censorship.
Rare legal victory for
#HongKong
protesters: The High Court just ruled that Carrie Lamโs mask ban last month is unconstitutional. I encourage supporters of our movement to retain (or add, if you havenโt) a ๐ท emoji after your name to stand in solidarity.
[Lawyers and Bankers Join Radicals at the Barricades as Hong Kong's Protests Rock the City's Financial District.]
HK is not only a financial city. Here is a protest city with our courage to fight for freedom!
1/ Arrested on August 30, my phone was seized by
#hkpolice
. The phone can only be unlocked with passwords. Before court resumed yesterday, I have NEVER provided any passwords to
#police
, nor received any notice nor warrant for a search of my mobile device.
#JoshuaWong
โs first letter from prison
1. Though I've been in prison three times, solitary confinement is far beyond my expectation. It's indeed hard to endure, but as many
#hkprotesters
face lawsuits/imprisonment like me, I hope you continue letting them know they are not alone
[Protest outside Royal Thai Consulate-General in HK]
1/ 4yrs ago
@nathanlawkc
went to the Consulate to protest while I was detained by Thai immigration at Bangkok airport for 12 hrs. Tdy I returned to the same place in support of my frds in Thailand who are struggling right now.
Joshua Wong supported calls to boycott the movie, which will debut in cinemas. "Because Disney kowtows to Beijing, and because Liu Yifei openly and proudly endorses police brutality in HK, I urge everyone who believes in human rights to
#BoycottMulan
โ
Five years ago, we lost. All of us.
We lost friends.
We lost family.
We lost a part of ourselves.
Today, we have a chance to take it all back. You know your teams, you know your missions.
1/ It is crazy for
#hkpolice
to arrest the 81-yo veteran democrat
#MartinLee
, the Father of Democracy. He is the one who helped draft
#HK
โs basic law under
#1country2systems
. For almost 40 years, he has been promoting democracy and human rights in
#HongKong
.