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Amazing to be in a room of 1000 people at #BradfordLitFest to hear @jeremycorbin.bsky.social speak about the global arms industry and the detrimental impact of wars.

U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Many Chinese Students, Rubio Says

Breaking news: Rubio announced Trump administration will revoke visas of current Chinese students working studying in “critical fields”and/ or ties to CCP & will be revising visa criteria to “enhance scrutiny” of all future visa applications from #China & #HongKong

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ human rights crisis in Myanmar as violence and economic collapse deepen Myanmar’s spiralling human rights crisis – fuelled by relentless military violence, systemic impunity and economic collapse – has left civilians caught in the crossfire of an increasingly brutal confl...

#Myanmar: “There are strong, resourceful and principled individuals and groups rallying and creating the conditions for an inclusive and democratic future,” said UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk.

📘 New report from @OHCHR

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Hong Kong journalists:
This short animation breaks down essential guidance-from handling police encounters to protecting your digital security & understanding your legal rights.

香港新聞工作者：緊貼現況並保護自身安全。

本短片解釋重要指引 – 包括處理警察截查、網絡安全，及理解你的法律權利。

請於連結閱觀看短片，並與你的記者朋友

kyrhk.civicsight.org/en/guidance-...

There is no such thing as an ‘illegal immigrant’ | Mehdi Hasan It is a factually inaccurate and totally, utterly wrong to say that undocumented people are ‘illegal’ and are ‘criminals’

“In 2012, in Arizona v United States, the highest court in the land ruled that “as a general rule, it is not a crime for a removable alien to remain in the United States”.

Got that? Not. A. Crime.”

From my new Guardian op-ed:

"There are clear choices facing our profession. We can choose to remain silent and allow these acts to continue or we can stand for the rule of law and the values we hold dear."

I've cossed more international borders than most, been through checkpoints and searches and have trained human rights activists, journalists and others in staying safe in repressive regimes. In the past few days I've provided some friends with travel advice for no particular reason; here's a thread:

French Scientist Reportedly Denied U.S. Entry Due to Trump Criticism So much for free speech in America?

A French scientist on his way to a conference in the United States was allegedly denied entry by Customs and Border Patrol over messages found on his phone that criticized President Trump’s science cuts.

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🥳The Hong Kong Journalists Association has hailed its "best fundraising results in years" from an online auction, which was held after two hotels axed its annual dinner venue reservations. hongkongfp.com/2025/03/17/h...

Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...

1/ 📢BREAKING: HK's top court has upheld the conviction and sentence of jailed activist Tam Tak-chi in a landmark challenge.

Tam stood accused of chanting the controversial slogan “liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" & describing police as “damned black cops.”
hongkongfp.com/2025/03/06/b...

🚨1/ BREAKING: #HongKong's top court has ruled in favour of 3 Tiananmen crackdown vigil activists after they appealed against their convictions over failing to assist with a nat. security investigation: hongkongfp.com/2025/03/06/b...

JUST IN: The head of the US African Development Foundation is suing Peter Marocco and DOGE — and he is describing in detail the standoff in which he blocked DOGE from entering the agency's offices.

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I had to watch this twice…I did have chickens in my “backyard”…living in #Myanmar under a military Coup, but not because we couldn’t buy eggs. At no point from 2020-2023 could we not buy eggs.

Fantastic panel @rightscon.org. If hosted in my home country #UK many panellists/ participants probably wouldn’t get a visa to attend or at risk of detention under draconian anti-terror laws. Amazing to see so much solidarity for #Palestine #Myanmar #Tigre #Uyghurs @timnitgebru.bsky.social

Statement on NED’s Funding Disruption and Program Suspensions - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY NED is unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations.

This donor has been a lifeline to many organisations working on #Myanmar #China #HongKong who cannot get funding from most sources due to the sensitivity of the work carried out and the security required from anonymity.

www.ned.org/statement-on...

🔇 Will you be Rightscon in Taipei? If so, say hi, I'll be attending the conference in person for the first time & will be participating in these 2 sessions 👇🏼

All of them have to do with tech facilitated genocide. Such is the time we're in.

Excited to be in #Taipei for @rightscon.org representing #CivicSightAsia. Looking forward to 4 days of meeting old friends, making new ones. Lucky to have my team back in Bangkok to helping me with my schedule.

BREAKING: HK nat. security police have issued a fresh round of arrest warrants for 6 people living overseas, including self-exiled activists, a former pollster & an ex-actor. A HK$1m reward has been offered for information leading to their arrests.

hongkongfp.com/2024/12/24/b...

@hongkongfp.com

Amazing opportunity to lead and work with the trailblazing team from @hongkongfp.com

amp.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Hong Kong: A decade of protest is now a defiant memory The BBC speaks to Hongkongers whose hopes for a freer city have withered.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hong Kong’s national security crackdown – month 53 Prison terms of up to 10 years imposed on Hong Kong democracy advocates were defended by the authorities but condemned internationally.

Prison terms of up to 10 years imposed on Hong Kong democracy advocates were defended by the authorities but condemned internationally.

In full: https://buff.ly/4g7yEm0

My X account was blocked over a year ago. BlueArk is migrating my old posts from that account. Thanks @probonopaul.bsky.social for tagging. Look forward to engaging in this new community through @CivicSight the non-profit I manage based out of @TheLeitnerCenter @FordhamLawSchool #NewYorkCity.

Remembering Khalil Dale @ICRC & my colleagues in #Myanmar who lost their lives in the service of others. A beautiful service at Westminster Abbey this afternoon to honour their memories. #NoMatterWhat

Excited to be taking up the position of Regional Director for East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific @amnesty. Tackling the myriad human rights issues across the region will certainly be a challenge, but it’s one my brilliant team and I will be rolling up our sleeves to meet

“We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, and the norms and notions of what “just” is isn’t always justice.” @amnesty youth of the present.

The thoughtfulness of @OnjaliRauf cannot be measured. In the last days of my beloved home I leave behind for a new adventure, I stole a moment to read my letter. I love 💕 you to the moon 🌙 and beyond.

Burnt my tongue on a cup of teh tarik. Good to be back in #Asia where kettles & not microwaves used to make a cuppa. #Boston was a blast but happy to be heading home

So proud of my colleague & friend from #Myanmar who through grit and determination graduated today with an LL.M from #Fordham2023. Honoured to be part of her celebration today. Never forgotten are our colleagues still in prison & those fighting for justice & human rights everyday