Judge refuses Hong Kong government’s request for injunction against Glory to Hong Kong, saying it could have chilling effect
The government had sought the injunction banning online publication or distribution of the song, arguing it insulted China’s national anthem and could give people the impression that Hong Kong was an independent country.
What ever do you mean, I am told by plenty of people here that China is just a misunderstood communist society that is great, why would Hong Kong NOT want to be with China /s
This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s concerns regarding Chinese government human rights violations. Since the previous UPR in 2018, China’s authoritarian government under President Xi Jinping—who began an unprecedented third term in 2022—has deepened repression inside the country and sought to undermine human rights abroad. Authorities have arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, tightened control over civil society, media, and the internet, and deployed invasive mass surveillance technology. The government imposes particularly heavy-handed control in Xinjiang and Tibet. Authorities’ cultural persecution and arbitrary detention of a million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims since 2017 amount to crimes against humanity. In Hong Kong, the government imposed draconian national security legislation in 2020 and systematically dismantled the city’s freedoms. The government hindered international efforts to investigate the origins of Covid-19, muzzled critics abroad, and undermined global human rights institutions. People across China and in the diaspora took to the streets in late 2022 to demand human rights and democracy in China.
Imagine the beauty of being part of something so wonderful and huge beyond the individual! Everyone from HK could have the pleasure of participating in the mass genocide of Chinese minority groups or forced relocation to work camps!
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What ever do you mean, I am told by plenty of people here that China is just a misunderstood communist society that is great, why would Hong Kong NOT want to be with China /s
@Killakomodo
There are a lot of reasons (as you probably know yourself), but to give you a report published just this week.
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of China
You’ll find much more across the web.
Imagine the beauty of being part of something so wonderful and huge beyond the individual! Everyone from HK could have the pleasure of participating in the mass genocide of Chinese minority groups or forced relocation to work camps!