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Befria Hongkong

@liberatehk.se
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We advocate for #democracy and #humanrights, primarily focusing on #HongKong, but also on #Tibet, #Taiwan, #EastTurkestan, #China, #EastAsia and globally when appropriate. Website: www.befriahongkong.se IG: @befriahk FB: @LiberateBefriaHK

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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 25/06/2026
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) - @rightstracker.bsky.social - releases its 2026 report on Hong Kong. rightstracker.org/country/HKG PDF Report: English - tinyurl.com/5xm94eah Chinese - tinyurl.com/4ree3mnn #HongKong #HumanRights #NSL
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 20/05/2026
Recent report by @hongkongwatch.bsky.social: 'A DIASPORA AT RISK: How Hong Kongers in the UK view UK-China relations' tinyurl.com/mvfwwja9 #HongKong #China #UK #TNR
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 28/02/2026
From NY Times: "China Took His City. And Now His Father." tinyurl.com/ys4f9ucy #JimmyLai #NSL #HongKong
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 27/11/2025
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 27/11/2025
A message from EHKDA: "歐港盟與港人同痛同悲 大埔宏福苑五級大火傳來噩耗,歐洲港人無不心緒沉重,與全球港人同感悲慟。是次火災已導致數十人罹難,仍有數百人失蹤,數以千計住戶被迫流離失所。吾等心繫受波及嘅市民,尤念痛失至親嘅家庭,以及無奈家園被毁嘅居民。儘管業主早前已承擔高昂維修費用,防火措施仍出現嚴重疏漏,最終釀成人禍。吾等現敦促有關當局盡快展開全面、公開、徹底調查,查明慘劇起因、追究𦘦事責任,以免悲劇重演。 此際港人憂戚與共,吾等定必繼續與一眾追求真相、公義嘅香港人並肩同行。 歐洲香港人聯盟 二零二五年十一月二十七日 #HongKong #TaiPoFire
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 19/11/2025
From The Telegraph: 'UCL chairman failed to declare links to Hong Kong’s pro-China leader' tinyurl.com/5j985pdc #HongKong #CCP
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 03/11/2025
@hongkongwatch.bsky.social and 24 other diaspora groups, representing Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hong Kongers, issued a joint letter to UK PM Starmer, calling on the government to take a firmer stance on national security issues related to the PRC and HK. tinyurl.com/2924arn6 #HongKong #TNR #China
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 14/10/2025
The EU parliament releases a joint motion urging the release of Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai in the 10th anniversary of his detention. tinyurl.com/2xaxvrr2 #HongKong #GuiMinhai #PressFreedom #NSL
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 04/10/2025
Hong Kong 2019 Summer & Autumn Fashion Line
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 04/10/2025
Summer and Autumn 2019 Uniform
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 26/09/2025
Ching Kwan Lee will hold a book talk in London on Oct. 4, 2025, for 'Forever Hong Kong: A Global City's Decolonization Struggle.' #HongKong
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 24/09/2025
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 24/09/2025
Books can be ordered here: nowherenl.myshopify.com
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 24/09/2025
Art & Culture Hong Kong International (ACHKI) announces its new Independent Publishing Project with the release of two new books and the re-release of 'Umbrella Uprising.' artandculturehk.com #HongKong
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 24/09/2025
Notre Dame University will host several speakers and democracy defenders from mainland China, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet, and Congress as part of its Democracy Initiative on China and the CCP. #HongKong #NSL #TNR #CCP See the full lineup and dates below:
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 24/09/2025
'Love in the Time of Revolution' (2022) will be screened as part of the Democracy Defenders in Exile series at Notre Dame University on Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. Samuel Chu, president of Campaign for Hong Kong, will have a Q&A afterwards. #HongKong #NSL
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 22/09/2025
How is Hong Kong’s role shaping the landscape of Russian sanctions evasion? Join the EHKDA for a policy roundtable featuring presentations of new research and expert analyses. Together, we’ll debate solutions and develop actionable policy recommendations. Registration: tinyurl.com/8cvnxhcb
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 12/09/2025
@thecfhk.bsky.social releases new report during the symposium titled, 'We Were Made to Suffer': Systemic Abuse and Political Control Inside Hong Kong's Prisons' tinyurl.com/3zv7b9vm
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 12/09/2025
The US House Select Committee on the CCP releases a new report, 'How the Chinese Communist Party Exploits U.S. University Partnerships to Empower China's Military and Repression.' tinyurl.com/9c2djfk3 #CCP #AcademicFreedom #TNR
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 10/09/2025
On Sept. 28, 2025, 1:30-4:00 pm, we will march in central London to mark the 11th anniversary of the Umbrella Revolution — a movement that showed the world Hongkongers’ determination for democracy and freedom. Meet: HKETO, 18 Bedford Square, London #HongKong #UmbrellaRevolution
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 10/09/2025
EU's European Commission releases 'Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Annual Report for 2024.' tinyurl.com/2enddzv7 #HongKong #EU #NSL
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 01/09/2025
Artwork: 巴丟草 #JimmyLai #HongKong #NSL #PressFreedom
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 28/08/2025
From NY Times: Jimmy Lai’s Freedom May Now Hinge on Beijing and Trump tinyurl.com/df8zx4n4 #JimmyLai #HongKong #NSL #PressFreedom
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 23/08/2025
Story by HKFP: buff.ly/yWEw34M
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 23/08/2025
Rebecca Choong Wilkins, senior Bloomberg reporter, was denied a visa renewal by Hong Kong authorities after working in the city for six years. #HongKong #PressFreedom #NSL FCC Statement:
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 20/08/2025
From the NY Times: "Hong Kong Officials Harden Their Stance on ‘Soft Resistance’ " "The term and its widespread official use reflect the political climate of a city that has been transformed since Beijing imposed a national security law in 2020." tinyurl.com/52cppuf4 #HongKong #NSL
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 08/08/2025
UK government releases its latest 'Joint Committee on Human Rights: Transnational repression in the UK,' noting: "Witnesses described a broad range of tactics employed by China, including surveillance, online harassment, and threats to family members abroad." tinyurl.com/bdjdj7we #TNR #CCP
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 29/07/2025
And the predictable HKSAR response:
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 29/07/2025
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand & Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree:
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 29/07/2025
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong:
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 29/07/2025
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy:
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 29/07/2025
Global governments react to the HK government's new bounties announced July 25, and HK SAR responds (see thread). #HongKong #NSL U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio:
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 01/07/2025
Listen to @emilyzfeng.bsky.social with @npr.org reflect on five years in HK following the 2020 NSL in interviews Finn Lau, Baggio Leung and @joeysiu.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/yyyxjxr2 #HongKong #NSL
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 26/06/2025
@alriclee.bsky.social (Lady Liberty HK), Loretta Lau (NGO DEI), Clara Cheung and Christopher Mung (@hklabourrights.bsky.social) will share their views on this year's HRMI (rightstracker.bsky.social‬) recently released human rights data on HK. Registration: bit.ly/HRMIHKwebinarregistration
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 24/06/2025
Taiwan-based journalist Jojje Olsson releases a new report: "China Forces Its Way Into Europe’s Green Markets: From One Harmful Dependency to Another" English: tinyurl.com/ynnzf8ae Swedish: tinyurl.com/muvm5tkv
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 04/06/2025
@article19.bsky.social releases a new report that examines "how the PRC has engaged in a systematic international campaign of transnational repression targeting protesters critical of the CCP and its record of human rights violations." tinyurl.com/sjb5e98f #CCP #TNR #China
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 04/06/2025
@minjianarchives.bsky.social compiles important documents, interviews and research to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Chinese student movement, which ended with the June 3-4 deadly crackdown of peaceful protesters in Tiananmen Square. (mostly in Chinese) tinyurl.com/3w4enz9d #CCP #Tiananmen
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 03/06/2025
The Hong Kong government can try all it wants to wipe away history, but the world and Hongkongers will not forget. Hong Kong Free Press: "Heavy police presence on eve of Tiananmen anniversary, performance artist escorted away by officers" tinyurl.com/y6crtasd #HongKong #June4 #Tiananmen
Hong Kong has remembered those who died in Tiananmen on June 3-4. 1989, for decades, but public events have been banned in the city since 2022. (Vincent Yu/AP Photo)
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 13/05/2025
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 13/05/2025
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 13/05/2025
Fresh from Copenhagen!! Jimmy Lai wins the ‘Standing Up for Freedom’ award at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2025. His son Sebastian accepted the award on his behalf. #HongKong #JummyLai
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 04/05/2025
Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) created a timeline titled Media 360 that showcases "major developments in Hong Kong's media industry over recent years." tinyurl.com/mryzmyus #HongKong #PressFreedom
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 19/04/2025
The Bradley Foundation announces imprisoned Hong Kong publisher Kimmy Lai as an Honorary 2025 Bradley Prize Winner for his "Unwavering Commitment to the Ideals of Freedom." tinyurl.com/yc3zchkc #HongKong #JimmyLai
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 23/03/2025
Need a thorough, yet brief, explainer on the decline of freedoms in Hong Kong? RFA delivers a great primer. tinyurl.com/ycx579sr #HongKong #NSL #PressFreedom #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 18/03/2025
A long, but very good read on how China's government is "exploiting the U.S. legal system to target critics." In this case, a Chinese dissident of the Hui Muslim minority is targeted with a multi-million dollar lawsuit. tinyurl.com/bdessnf2 #China #TNR
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 16/03/2025
Several thousand protest against the construction of the China 'mega-embassy' in London. During the second protest in the past five weeks, HK rights groups, Tibetans, Uyghurs and residents gathered March 15 at the site of the former Royal Mint Court. tinyurl.com/2cskcfnj #China #MegaEmbassy #TNR
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 26/02/2025
Several US Congress members address a letter to UK ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson, calling for the rejection of the planned Chinese mega-embassy in London. tinyurl.com #China #MegaEmbassy
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 26/02/2025
The HKAA @hkaccountability.bsky.social will hold a presentation on its new project. Sign up to join the Feb. 27 event. tinyurl.com/2wm6m6up
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 26/02/2025
Welcome to @hkaccountability.bsky.social, an interesting new initiative that should be an exciting new addition to the Hong Kong debate. The HKAA aims to become "an independent public database of videos documenting restrictions on freedom of peaceful assembly & expression in Hong Kong."
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Befria Hongkong @liberatehk.se · 26/02/2025
The 2025 'Freedom in the World' report by @freedomhouse.bsky.social lists China as 'not free' with a freedom score of 9/100 and Hong Kong as 'partly free' with a 40/100 score. Tibet is also listed as 'not free' with a 0/100 score. tinyurl.com/msassjz5 #HongKong #China #Tibet #FreedomHouse
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