🔥FLAME OF FREEDOM: @joeysiu.bsky.social reflects on complicated emotions at a difficult time of year for diaspora #HongKongers in exile, and offers thoughts on ways to feel more connected to loved ones in #HongKong. thecfhk.org/for-hong-kon...

Talsmann for Kinas UD i dag: «Vi motsetter oss alle handlinger som strider mot FN-pakten eller truer andre staters suverenitet.» Fra regimet som daglig bryter folkeretten i Sør-Kina-havet, og bistår Russlands krig og overgrep i Ukraina.

34 Labour MPs urge UK government to not retroactively apply new immigration policies regarding English language proficiency and a minimum annual income to British National Overseas (BNO) visa migrants from Hong Kong.

"A free society cannot exist without a media that speaks the truth." laments Apple Daily reader & court watcher Ms Chan, saying that with the loss of Apple Daily, nobody is monitoring society, adding that maybe the Tai Po fire could have been avoided if Apple Daily still existed.

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...

Yes, bamboo structures are a thing in Hong Kong; not just bamboo scaffolding.

SPJ condemns Jimmy Lai conviction as press freedom in Hong Kong continues to decline tinyurl.com/5n8satnh #FreeJimmyLai #NSL #HongKong #JimmyLai

New: EU slams verdict in Jimmy Lai trial as "politically motivated and emblematic of the erosion of democracy and fundamental freedoms in HK since the imposition of NSL in 2020" "A free & independent media is vital for resilient societies and ensuring government accountability"

Also new: the EU "condemns" Chinese Coast Guard deploying water cannon and cutting anchor lines against Philippine fishing vessels "EU calls... China to exercise restraint, refrain from use of force or coercion, resolve disputes peacefully, in full respect of international law"

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.

1/3 I natt norsk tid vil Jimmy Lai, Hongkongs fremste frihetsikon, bli funnet skyldig i oppkonstruerte anklager. Dermed vil Jimmy forbli i fengselet til sin død. Jimmy, en rik forretningsmann og mediegründer, visste at dette ville komme. Likevel valgte han å bli, i solidaritet med byens befolkning.

The final nail in the coffin; Hong Kong no longer has any pro-democracy opposition groups left. 2020: Demosisto, HK National Front - disbanded June [2020 National Security Law enacted] 2021: United Democrats of HK - June Civic Passion, HK Professional Teachers' Union - Sep

I 2023 ga jeg ut boken Europa uten USA? Antiamerikanismen og dens følger. Muligens enda mer aktuell nå. Signerte eksemplarer selges direkte av meg for 300. Følg lenken for info om denne og mine andre bøker. Lover at dette er siste boksalgmas i år ;-). snoen.substack.com/p/mine-bker

Today is Human Rights Day. Human rights are eroding across the globe, yet governments, businesses, and the media are talking about them less. History has made one thing clear: sidelining people's desire for freedom, dignity and equality is always a mistake.

De juger om alt, absolutt alt, også ting som er lett å motbevise.

A unprecedented expenditure of public funds to promote yesterday's "elections" in Hong Kong, for the second lowest voter turnout on record and lowest number of votes cast.

Oh hey! It's @antd.bsky.social ! (He really needs to come visit Bluesky more often) www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

The EU has quietly renewed its sanctions on four Chinese officials and one organisation for their role in human rights violations in Xinjiang - procedural move, done last week without fanfare along with other sanctions rollovers - via @engineroglu_fw

so-called ☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️☑️ strongly condemn ☑️ strongly disapprove ☑️ smear ☑️☑️ despicable ☑️ baseless ☑️ absurd ☑️ untrue ☑️ fact-twisting ☑️ blatant hypocrisy and double standard ☑️ endangering national security ☑️☑️ stop interfering in internal affairs of China ☑️ www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...

A reminder that in 2019, Tai Po has the city's largest Lennon Wall, and the government tore it down.

#Taiwan’s representative in #Finland has just performed on stage in a bit of metal diplomacy. Apparently his wife was on bass. All other diplomats watch and learn. ;-) m.youtube.com/shorts/rADk5...

The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in one of Russia’s leading drone companies, highlighting a deepening relationship between Moscow and Beijing’s military-industrial complexes. on.ft.com/3MueoBn

Trump og Hegseth synes det er artig å henrette påståtte narkosmuglere uten lov og dom i dataspillet sitt, og truer Venezuela med krig av samme grunn, samtidig som Trump benåder en dømt narkobaron fra Honduras. Han har vel husket å si "thank you". www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...

They should arrest themselves because their brains have obviously seceded from their bodies

The HK pro-democracy camp recognised what the Chinese Communist Party ironically did not want to admit publicly - livelihood issues *are* political

NEW:🦁The Lion Rock spirit in action: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/28/g... #hongkong @hongkongfp.com A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.

A Vantor handout satellite image taken on November 22, 2025, shows Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court before a major fire swept through several blocks at the complex. The bottom image, taken on Thursday, shows smoke rising from apartments during the blaze. Photo: AFP/©2025 Vantor." In full: buff.ly/RSwXkVU

International media, you can do better than this. "Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.

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...

1/2 Regjeringen ville ha i pose og sekk. Det gikk ikke. Så de er «uenige»… www.nrk.no/nyheter/eu-v...

Mamdani is going to implement Aria law. Everyone will be able to sing for their scrambled eggs instead of paying cash. Sriracha available on request.

Dagens dobbel! Spørsmålet om opprinnelsen til SARS-CoV-2-viruset har fått fornyet interesse i det offentlige ordsikftet i Norge de siste månedene. Jeg har skrevet to relaterte innlegg, begge ble publisert i dag. 1. Sensur fra Beijing mørklegger koronavirusdebatten www.minerva.no/kina-koronav...

VDL: "We are in an era of geoeconomics" Viktig tale om EUs planer for kursendring. Risikoen er som vanlig at EUs konsensuskrav gir betydelig forsinkelse eller manglende oppfølging. Tråd ⏬ @europabevegelsen.bsky.social @altinget.bsky.social @ingridskovdahl.bsky.social @jettefc.bsky.social

#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional release. Read our joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/china-p... #FreeGuiMinhai

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

Direktør Iver B. Neumann fra Fridtjof Nansens Institutt (fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social) var nylig gjest i NRK-programmene Verdibørsen og Helgemorgen. Mye interessant! Her er mine betraktninger om temaene som ble diskutert. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/10/12/v...

Any article about To Kai-wa (the Hong Kong protestor who bit off part of a police officer's finger in 2019) should include this photo taken shortly before he bit said police officer's finger.

Jeg har skrevet et innlegg i Altinget (@altinget.bsky.social) med kritikk av regjeringens manglende solidaritet, både med EUs industri og med ofre for menneskerettighetsbrudd, og dårlige prioritering for det grønne skiftet. www.altinget.no/artikkel/reg...

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...

China’s remarks on Ukraine at the UN Security Council yesterday insisted on calling Russia’s over three-year war of aggression and invasion of Ukraine still a crisis. by Ambassador Geng Shuang at the UN Security Council High-level Briefing 2025-09-23 20:00 1/4

Chinese officials on Friday turned diplomats and journalists away from a Shanghai court where rights groups said the trial of a prominent citizen journalist was taking place. In full: buff.ly/l1F59uI

Great news that there's a new rare earth magnets plant in Europe! Maybe not the most strategic move for it to be located just across the river from Russia... "Europe’s EV Makers Line Up at Estonia Rare-Earth Magnet Site"

Har kronikka. På vegne av alle partier ⬇️

Holy fuck, dette er mange. Med denne andelen kan fx meslingviruset (som krever ca 95% oppslutning for flokkimmunitet) få fritt leide til å ta knekken på alt fra uvaksinerte barn til voksne kreftpasienter. Gratulerer, RFK jr. Du er godt i gang med å gjøre USA til en smittepøl

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

Pleased to see Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu honored with CPJ’s Press Freedom Award. It’s a reminder to the Chinese government that those it brands as criminals are, in fact, recognized as heroes by the rest of the world.

And this is why we thought the (2023) Gay Games being held in Hong Kong was ridiculous/hypocritical/inappropriate. (Over on Twitter, the Gay Games organiser/account blocked me and so many others for expressing this!)

Police in China detained a man for comments critical of President Xi Jinping’s military parade, highlighting the ruling Communist Party’s intolerance of dissent. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Recently, Anti-communist slogans such as "Dictator, step down" & "The CCP Should Perish" have appeared on the doors of numerous public restrooms in #Beijing in #China . Public restrooms are surveillance blind spots, so citizens can express their opinions anonymously. photonmedia.net/anti-ccp-slo...

Police already deployed on this sunny late afternoon to remind everyone they nothing happened on this day 6 years ago.