1 year agoA growing crowd stands around the atrium of the luxury mall Pacific Place, chanting slogans
Beijing authorities announce closure of leisure and sports venues because of the new cases of coronavirus
1 year agoHK - A memorial of deceased protester Leung Ling-kit is underway in Admiralty. Dozens of police on site but ppl were able to lay flowers in tribute
1 year agoIn Hong Kong, citizens lay down flowers and mourn the death of Leung Ling-kit, dubbed "Yellow Raincoat Man." He died a year ago at the same spot and was the first to die for the pro-democracy movement. More people arrive. @ABSCBNNews @ANCALERTS HKProtests StandWithHK
A first public spy scandal between Russia & China in many years, reported by @meduzaproject. Valery Mitko, a 78-yo ex Russia navy captain is charged with treason for allegedly passing to China classified information on Russian subs in the Arctic
"The risk of the epidemic spreading is very high, so we should take resolute and decisive measures," Xu Hejiang, spokesman at the Beijing city government, said at a press conference on Monday
1 year agoSome of HK's most prominent democracy activists are back in court today, on charges of unlawful assembly. Ahead of the hearing, they observed three mins of silence for Marco Leung, the AntiELAB protestor who fell to his death a year ago
Beijing is reportedly In "Wartime Emergency" after a new COVID19 cluster emerged at a major food market in the city
1 year agoThe death toll from a truck explosion in China rose to 9, 112 people were injured
1 year agoHere are some of the clips of the People's Armed Police marching into XinFaDi wholesale market earlier today. Look at the numbers.
1 year agoDozens of police chased and detained a demonstrator during protests in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay
1 year agoA Hong Kong Epoch Times reporter was attacked with a knife at 9pm tonight while livestreaming in Kwun Tong. He was saved by local 24-yr old Hong Kong man who grabbed the attacker's blade. The man was sent to hospital ambulance, enduring open wounds on his hand
1 year agoAll citizens being asked to receive stop and search have all been arrested in CWB
1 year agoCrowds in Sha Tin switch on their phone flashlights and chant pro-democracy as well as pro-independence slogans. Some are holding banners prepared by Sha Tin district councillors and activist Ventus Lau, detailing key dates during last year's anti-extradition law movement
1 year agoPolice officers are stationed on every block of Sai Yeung Choi Street in MongKok. People are asked to leave or risk violating social distancing rules. A reporter dressed in all black is being searched
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 30 km SSE of Xunchang, China
1 year agoOutside Ma Tau Wan estate in To Kwa Wan, the 6th place where people are gathered this evening to mark June12 protest (after Causeway Bay, Mong Kok, Sha Tin, Yuen Long & Sham Shui Po)
1 year agoRiot police halted a protest in Mong Kok & have closed MTR exit E1. Dozens of young people were detained. Each had to produce their ID card and state their name to a police camera
1 year agoPolice have just detained a whole bunch of people. Some appear to be random passers-by. HK
1 year ago20.30 Police have kettled about 2 dozen people in Causeway Bay on the north side of Hennessy near Sogo; meanwhile, across the street, they chase down & pin to the ground a man for unknown reasons
1 year agoIn Mong Kok at 20.08 & Causeway Bay at 20.16, police have raised the blue flag warning people they're unlawfully assembled
1 year agoProtesters in Sha Tin sing protest anthem Glory to Hong Kong, a song labelled as carrying political meaning by education minister Kevin Yeung, who said songs with such undertone should be banned in schools
1 year agoIn Mongkok, several arrested citizens still haven't been released
1 year agoDozens of protesters held by riot police after singing and shouting slogans in shopping district Mong Kok in Hong Kong on Friday evening. Riot police had warned civilians of prohibition of public gatherings.
1 year ago20.08 In Mong Kok, a large number of citizens have been indiscriminately kettled, presumably for stop&search. This is a frequently employed rights-abusing technique of the police. Very large police presence near Langham Place
1 year agoAnother scene from the protest at New Town Plaza mall in Sha Tin. It's the only place of reported protest so far (along with Causeway Bay & Mong Kok) where police have yet to show up
1 year agoLots of people gathering around Sogo in Causeway Bay for June12 anniversary. Poster of that day's events are displayed. Lots of police too, both riot & undercover. Remember:all protests are still banned &police have announced thousands of policemen are out tonight to prevent them
1 year agoVideo Conferencing @zoom_us censoring HongKong Pro-Democracy Activists, per request of CCP. "Zoom has admitted it suspended the accounts of human rights activists at the behest of the Chinese government."
China Foreign Ministry, on Twitter suspending China-linked accounts, says Twitter should shut down accounts that smear China
China Foreign Ministry says many platforms have much falsehood against china, there is a need for Chinese voices with objective view
