Hong Kong Watch

🚨Today, #HongKong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars for ‘foreign collusion’ in his second national security case.

Advocating for freedom and democracy is not a crime. International governments must call out this flagrant political prosecution and press for his immediate and unconditional release.

#FreeJoshuaWong

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Last week our Head of Advocacy and Research, Thomas Benson, had a fruitful discussion with @EnginEroglu_FW about 🇪🇺-🇨🇳 relations and our new report on ‘patriotic education’ in #HongKong.

🚨 From AI-generated national security storybooks for primary pupils to a schizophrenic woman ordered into psychiatric treatment over protest slogans, civic space narrowed further in #HongKong in October.

Read our full briefing below👇

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This week our Head of Advocacy and Research briefed 🇪🇺 lawmakers on our latest research into Patriotic Education reforms in #HongKong schools.

Read our advocacy recap below👇

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We welcome this joint statement from 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸, 🇨🇦, 🇩🇪, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇳🇱, 🇦🇺, 🇳🇿, and 🇯🇵 , calling for “an immediate end to all unjust prosecutions of individuals charged under the NSL” and urging “the authorities in China and #HongKong to uphold their international commitments”.

#FreeJoshuaWong