Proposed procedures in #Article23 bill for police to apply before a magistrate extra detention/restrictions on nat sec suspects have it that

1. Persons not yet arrested but only under investigation can be affected in their future right to legal representation

Templated repentance letter, “can’t tell anyone” trip to Shenzhen with security police and a driver who kept snapping photos of her , ex activist Agnes Chow 周庭 shared with AFP News Agency her years of “nothing lenient” as well as photos she took in that trip.

france24.com/en/live-news/2…

#UPDATE Verdict on the #StandNews sedition case is postponed to 15 Nov, six weeks later than the original schedule on 4 Oct.
The trial started on 31 Oct last year and stretched for 56 days over 7 months instead of 20 days as initially earmarked. Closing was finished in late June

Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist reut.rs/3r0XvEp

#BREAKING HK nat sec police confirmed arrest of 4 men and 6 women, aged 26 to 43, over suspicion of “collusion” and “inciting riots”.

The force alleged the group of colluding with the defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund to receive overseas donations and support fugitives …

The judge found the acts DOJ sought to ban with an injunction (a civil tool) were “criminal acts punishable under a robust criminal regime” hence it was denied due to lack of utility and conflict with criminal laws - not becoz freedom of expression outweighs national security.

#BREAKING : Hong Kong's High Court refused to grant a ban on 'Glory to Hong Kong', a song that originated during the city's 2019 democracy protests.

The government last month applied for an injunction to stop acts such as broadcast and performance, citing national security.🧵

HK’s DOJ agreed to add a Proviso to its proposed injunction on protest song #GloryToHongKong in order to exempt “lawful acts…for the purpose of news activity” after 香港記者協會 HKJA made the request last month and applied to be an interested party of the hearing.

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Next week marks my one year anniversary at VICE World News, unfortunately, it'll also be my last. I've been laid off along with the rest of the crew in Asia Pacific. But I’m proud of what we've accomplished in such a short period, the stories we told and the issues we looked into.

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Today marks the two year anniversary (?) of the #HK47 being summoned by NatSec police for an early report and formally charged of 'conspiracy to commit subversion' over an unofficial primary election of the pro-dem camp to shortlist candidates for legco election.

breaking: Hong Kong director suspends screenings of ‘To My Nineteen-year-old Self’ amid ethical controversies sc.mp/oxou?utm_sourc… via @scmpnews

In a letter to prisoners, former Bishop of HK Joseph Zen disclosed that he has been under the weather since he returned from Vatican earlier this month. He had to be hospitalised during LNY when he suffered difficulty in breathing.

oldyosef.hkdavc.com/?p=1880&fbclid…

Former Stand News chief editor Chung Pui-kuen continued to testify today on articles that prosecutors alleged were seditious.

'As a news organisation, we wanted to show different viewpoints... We wanted diversity not just in political spectrum, but also in topics,' he said.🧵

As found out by a friend, this quote cited by founding chief editor of #StandNews Chung Pui-kuen, was written in a 1919 article by Li Dazhao 李大釗, one of the founding members of the Chinese Communist Party

The Weixin/WeChat system of Fosun Medical now opened

A student reporter Annie Lab HKU Journalism & Media found many news outlets including BBC News (World), Al Jazeera English, and Hong Kong Free Press HKFP used unrelated old footage from 2017 to report on the recent protests in #Guangzhou . annielab.org/2022/11/16/mis…

A record 35 percent of Hong Kong’s prisoners are people on pre-trial remand.

Back in 2000 that figure was just 10 percent.

Excellent dataset by Webb-site

webb-site.com/dbpub/jail.asp

So the policy is….