En av våre helter døde i dag. Vi skrev om hans protest mot diktaturet i @vg.no, i forbindelse med vinter-OL i Beijing i 2022. Vi minnes Koo Sze-yiu men den største respekt og takknemlighet.

The defense is 100% right, of course. No need to look further than to Taiwan. There, the one party (KMT) rule ended without the government being overthrown. And KMT has remained a factor in Taiwanese politics ever since. @hongkongfp.com hongkongfp.com/2026/03/11/c...

Celebrating the existence of Hong Kong heroine(s) Gwyneth Ho (and Chow Hang-tung) on International Women's Day. What a sad indictment of Hong Kong that they are political prisoners. At the same time, it is a tribute to (pre-NSL) Hong Kong that it produced women like them.

Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam. Activist and ex-journalist who many Hongkongers first came to know via a livestream she recorded of thugs attacking MTR train passengers on July 21st, 2019, on the assumption that they were pro-democracy protestors returning from a protest march that took place earlier that day.

Pressemelding: Straffeutmålingen mot Jimmy Lai Chee-ying hongkongkomiteen.org/press-releas...

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn

Reporters and police surrounded Cardinal Joseph Zen and Jimmy Lai's wife Theresa as they left the courthouse after the media tycoon was sentenced to 20-years in prison. They got onto a seven-seater vehicle.

• Ilham Tohti, life sentence, separatism (2014) • Li Huaiqing, 20 years, fraud, extortion & inciting subversion of state power (2020) • Ren Zhiqiang, 18 years, graft & abuse of power (2020) • Sun Dawu, 18 years, organizing people to attack state agencies (2021) 🎁: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...

A 20 year sentence for journalism: Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai has committed no crime. Those who denied his fair trial rights should be. www.nchrd.org/2026/02/hong...

Trump påstår at regjeringen bestemmer hvem som får fredsprisen. Det er selvsagt tull. Men regjeringen må stilles til ansvar for innblandingen i tildelingen til den kinesiske dissidenten Liu Xiaobo. Regjeringen må ta avstand fra normaliseringserklæringen fra 2016. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

Januar blir en viktig måned for britisk-kinesiske relasjoner. Jeg skriver om dette på debattsidene til Minerva. @gryblekastadalmas.bsky.social www.minerva.no/demokrati-ki...

From the @apnews.com: "Red lines and increasing self-censorship reshape Hong Kong’s once freewheeling press scene" tinyurl.com/2769yse2 #HongKong #CCP #NSL #JimmyLai

Tidlig i dag startet sluttprosedyrene i saken der Jimmy Lai ble funnet skyldig i brudd mot Beijings sikkerhetslov for Hongkong. Jeg har skrevet en lang artikkel med bakgrunn og om rettssaken så langt. Artikkelen vil oppdateres når mer informasjon foreligger. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2026/01/12/p...

Minst 160 mennesker døde i den tragiske brannen i boligkomplekset Wang Fuk Court i bydelen Tai Po i november. Alle i byen var i sjokk over katastrofens enorme dimensjoner. Bakteppet er dystert: Et system for boligrehabilitering som er preget av korrupsjon. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/12/17/d...

EHKDA statement on the Jimmy Lai verdict: www.hongkongdiaspora.eu/statement-on... It can be downloaded as well. #JimmyLai #HongKong #NSL #FreeJimmyLai

1/2 I dag ble Jimmy Lai funnet skyldig etter Beijings sikkerhetslov for Hongkong, en dom som er lite annet enn uttrykk for Bejiings frykt ytringsfrihet. En dom for å praktisere journalisme. Her er vår pressemelding.

New event! 📆10th Dec 🕑2pm CET International Campaign for Tibet Europe, Tibet Support Group Nederland, the Tibetan Community, and Stichting Support Uyghurs will hold vigil at Dam Sq, Amsterdam to mark International Human rights day details: x.com/AbdurehimGhe...

A great analysis of the real situation in HK after the tragic Tai Po fire. National security is more important than human life one the eyes of the people with power @hongkongfp.com @hkc-no.bsky.social @milkteaalliance.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Hege was a true, committed defender of freedom of speech everywhere, also in China. We were fortunate to receive her assistance on several occasions. Hege will be deeply missed.

A deadly blaze tore through several high-rise apartment towers in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and setting off an urgent rescue effort for an unknown number of people trapped inside. Follow live updates: nyti.ms/4pvZB7s

Thirteen people were killed in a fire that spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex. About 700 people have been evacuated to temporary shelters. n.pr/3LY6ksF

From DW: "Hong Kong: Young activists suffer in silence" tinyurl.com/yc3wcfaa #HongKong #NSL

China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media.

Japans nye statsminister Sanae Takaichi holder forbindelsen til myndighetene i Taipei varm. Hun har uttalt at en militær konflikt som truer Taiwans selvstendighet kan komme til å bli en eksistensiell trussel for Japan. Til Beijings vrede. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/11/19/j...

thank goodness the air conditioning repairman has been charged with sedition by telling people "you don't HAVE to vote for the Supreme People's Front of Judea, you know".

“They are currently on a charm offensive in which they want to persuade the world that China is a responsible pillar of a multipolar order … Well, make clear that their diplomacy would be much more charming and their reputations would be burnished if they released Jimmy Lai and others like him”

HK director Kiwi Chow has made an open appeal to the censorship office to "release" his Taiwan-produced film, citing months-long delays in the movie's approval. In full: buff.ly/BxdKh2e

90 NGOs, including us, have co-signed this statement that calls for immediate action to be taken to #FreeGuiMinhai. After 10 years of unjust imprisonment, nothing must be spared in the international effort to bring him back to Sweden, to Angela. @angelagui.bsky.social @utrikesdep.bsky.social

Today, 53 rights groups deliver an urgent letter to UN Hi Comm Volker Turk and UN Human Rights bodies urging action on abuse in #HongKong prisons: solitary confinement, forced indoctrination, sexual assault & medical neglect against nearly 800 political prisoners. Letter: thecfhk.org/52-rights-gr...

Vi har skrevet om forrige ukes tilbakeslag for skeives rettigheter i Hongkong. Takk til Blikk! www.blikk.no/homofobi-hon...

Journalister som arbeider for vestlige medier har blitt utsatt for stadig hyppigere visumnekt i Kina. I senere år har utviklingen i Hongkong gått i samme retning. Hongkongs autonome status smuldres opp i skyggen av de nye sikkerhetslovene i byen. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/08/31/u...

An important initiative! We strongly support this, and are among the signatory organizations.

#HongKong: On 18 June 2025, Jimmy Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai, addressed the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of PEN International, urging the authorities to release his father immediately and unconditionally. Listen to the full address ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...

@pressfreedom.bsky.social urges Hong Kong to free Jimmy Lai as trial near its end. “The world is watching how Hong Kong treats its journalists,” said CPJ Regional Director Beh Lih Yi. tinyurl.com/mtd86r2z #HongKong #JimmyLai #NSL #PressFreedom

China said it will cease engagement with Czech President Petr Pavel over his meeting with the Dalai Lama, escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries. H/t @www.whatshappeninginchina.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

1/2 Norske politikere kan gjøre mer enn å fremføre kritikk mot diktaturets omfattende menneskerettighetsbrudd bak lukkede dører. Snart er det Stortingsvalg. Så langt har problemstillingen vært fullstendig fraværende i valgkampen.

Vi har fått plass i @advokatbladet.bsky.social for å skrive om den hensynsløse forfølgelsen av menneskerettighetsadvokater i Kina, kontinuerlig i ti år, og hvordan Hongkongmyndighetene nå kopierer Beijing. @amnestynorge.bsky.social @nhcno.bsky.social www.advokatbladet.no/kina-mennesk...

Macau democrat arrested for colluding with foreign forces - police reut.rs/4l45Ahe

Vi har skrevet en tekst om League of Social Democrats, partiet som kunngjorde sin avvikling 29. juni. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/07/29/s...

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:

Carol Ng, a fearless voice for workers and democracy in Hong Kong, is finally free after more than 4 years in prison. She stood for fairness, dignity, and workers’ rights—and never surrendered. Her fight is a powerful reminder: workers’ voices matter and must never be silenced. Full: bit.ly/479WoVc

Jeg har skrevet en oppfølging av en sak i #Geopolitika om elektronikk fra vestlige land som er funnet i russiske missiler og droner. Publisert i dag, her: geopolitika.no/hongkong-et-...

I Taiwan mistet presidentens parti flertallet i parlamentet i fjorårets valg. Dette har ført til betydelige konflikter mellom utøvende og lovgivende makt. Nå kan det bli omvalg til parlamentet i mange kretser. Presidents parti håper å gjenvinner flertallet. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/07/21/o...

12 centrist candidates in Macau's Legislative Assembly election have been disqualified by the Committee for Safeguarding National Security because the candidates will "neither uphold…" nor bear allegiance" to Macau & its constitution. The decision cannot be challenged or appealed.

Ma Wut Yee Aung, a 25 year old, executive member of the Dagon University Students’ Union, died today (July 20, 2025) in Insein Prison, as a result of torture during interrogation & denial of medical care while imprisoned by the Junta in Myanmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #FreeOurFriends

Today marks 10 years after the massive 709 crackdown on human rights lawyers in China. Please take a moment to voice your support for the persecuted lawyers. @amnesty.org @amnestyuk.bsky.social @amnestyeu.bsky.social www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

Historier fra livet utenfor Kinas maktkorridorer er viktige. Men i et innslag i Dagsrevyen en søndag i juni gikk mye galt. Det hele fikk karakter av promotering av ikke-bærekraftig konsum. Les min kritikk her. @fivh.bsky.social hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/07/07/l...

EU officials briefed diplomats from "like minded" countries this morning on Wang's meeting with Kallas They confirmed that Wang told her China has no interest in Russia losing the war because the US would turn its full attention to Asia, as I reported on Thursday.

Ahead of the 10th #709 crackdown anniversary, we join 30 other organisations in calling on governments & UNHRC to hold #China accountable for the persecution of lawyers & #HumanRights defenders and establish a dedicated China human rights reporting mechanism. thecfhk.org/chinese-gove...

Hongkong runder 5 år med kommunistpartiets sikkerhetslov. Vi har skrevet om opptakten og erfaringene. @transitmagasin.bsky.social www.transitmag.no/2025/07/01/5...