Carmen Lau 劉珈汶

At #OsloFreedomForum this year.
It started with activism—and became something deeply personal.
In exile, I finally paused, healed, and found chosen family.
Resilience isn't just for movements. It's for us too.
Endless thanks to HRF, CANVAS & all who made the Freedom Fellowship possible.

An excellent panel at #OsloFreedomForum this afternoon, on transnational repression by Beijings puppet regime, Hong Kong as a sanctions evasion hub and more.
@chloecheung.bsky.social @carmenlau.bsky.social @samuelbickett.bsky.social

HRF freedom fellow @carmenlau.bsky.social gave a powerful talk at #OsloFreedomForum this afternoon.

Draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities - Hansard - UK Parliament Hansard record of the item : '<truncate> Draft National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Exemptions for Certai

Third Delegated Legislation Committee meeting on 13 May: hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...

Still unclear whether China & Hong Kong will be placed on FIRS's enhanced tier. One obvious reason is exactly as what @danjarvismp.bsky.social said yesterday—to create transparency around the influence of foreign powers in the UK.
Sign the petition now: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716992

Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

Related: Security Minister reported the TNR review by Defending Democracy Taskforce yesterday (Finally!). We hope to see a more transparent, regular reporting of the work of this Taskforce.

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Welcoming UK Home Office’s first step in recognising transnational repression as a distinct threat through new guidance for TNR targets. Glad to see potential risks of travelling abroad also noted.
Looking forward to further action ahead.

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I hope the PM and Home Secretary could clarify:
1. Whether BN(O) visa scheme as a humanitarian route, the increase in the standard qualifying period will be applied.
2. Timeline of the implementation of the new rules.

As a BNO passport holder, it's unclear—despite theoretical assurances—if I’d receive British consular support if something happened. If our path to settlement is prolonged, the uncertainty of this humanitarian route puts the HK diaspora in an even more vulnerable position.

I travel frequently for advocacy, but I must constantly assess if destinations have extradition or close ties with China/HK, or if flights cross Chinese airspace. This new law only increases the risk. With people actively trying to bounty-hunt, I live under constant threat.

🧵As a targeted advocate with arrest warrants and a bounty, I feel exceptionally vulnerable today:
1. Hong Kong has introduced a NSL extradition provision through Art. 23 sub-legislation.
2. The qualifying period for BNO visa holders to apply for ILR may be extended to 10 years.

Petition: Specify China under Enhanced Tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme We urge the Government to specify China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Enhanced Tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme. We believe this could help to protect Brit...

@carmenlau.bsky.social has a petition open for signatures asking the UK govt to "specify China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Enhanced Tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme."

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

#HongKong #China

Pls sign our petition calling on the UK government to specify China under the Enhanced Tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
It would require registration of arrangements/activities carried out in the UK by China-controlled/directed entities.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Grateful to be welcomed by Sciences Po Reims to discuss global threats, authoritarianism & my journey as a woman activist in exile with future leaders of the world.
Huge thanks to Amnesty ScPo Reims, the Sundial Press & the Feminist Society for the meaningful exchanges! ✊🌍

We thank US Gov for finally taking this long-overdue step in response to the HK$1 million bounties and arrest warrants issued against me and 18 other pro-democracy Hong Kongers. Looking forward to seeing other allies’ actions.

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Countries shall engage closer to tackle China’s & Hong Kong’s transnational repression. The UK Parliament is debating UK-China relations today at 4.30pm, looking forward to hearing from the Government on holding a stronger stance against TNR and human rights abuses.

Personally I should thank @thetimes.com for letting its British audience know about my plight. But why didn’t it and many of the major UK media cover identical things happening in the UK to @carmenlau.bsky.social and Tong Chung back in February? If there was more noise … (1/3)

U.K. neighbors offered a bounty to turn in a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist to Chinese officials Neighbors of the activist were notified in letters bearing Hong Kong stamps; it was not clear who sent them.

6/ News coverage including @nbcnews.com and more

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5/ News coverage including @dailymail.co.uk and more

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獨家：英國居民又收香港信件呼籲舉報流亡港人 劉珈汶成為第二位被通緝者接獲同類信件 被香港警方懸紅通緝的“香港民主委員會”（Hong Kong Democracy Council）高級國際倡議幹事劉珈汶對美國之音指，她所居住的地區有居民收到來自香港、呼籲舉報她的信件，信件同樣指如果將她送到中國大使館，可以獲得港幣100萬元賞金。信件內容與上星期另一封與同樣被香港警方懸紅通緝的香港獨立倡議委員會（Independent Committee for Hong Kong Advocac...

4/ News coverage including @voachinese.com.web.brid.gy @krislc.bsky.social and more

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3/China and HK are influencing UK politics in different levels, add them to #FIRS Enhanced Tier to #TrackTheTies.
Thank @blairmcdougall.com @cajardinemp.bsky.social @tomtugendhat.bsky.social @luketaylorld.bsky.social & more speaking up for me and our community.

2/ There are these thuggish behaviours related to the Chinese Embassy, affecting safety of people on Brit soil & seriously would the PM & Angela Rayner still decide to give it a go?
Law enforcement should immediately design substantial measures to safeguard HKer community.

Bounty-hunt me and get rewarded $1 million💰
1/ Last week, my MP Joshua Reynolds told me that my neighbours received anonymous letters encouraging them to “take me to the Chinese Embassy” to bounty-hunt me. The Parliament had an UQ on it yesterday secured by @aliciakearns.bsky.social

2/ There are these thuggish behaviours related to the Chinese Embassy, affecting safety of people on Brit soil & seriously would the PM & Angela Reyner still decide to give it a go?
Law enforcement should immediately design substantial measures to safeguard HKer community.

Thank @aliciakearns.bsky.social for securing this UQ on my bounty. After being wanted on 24 Dec, 3 members of my distant family was interrogated in HK, anonymous letters sent to my neighbours to encourage bounty-hunt, and I have been constantly receiving death & rape threats.

International Women's Day: Hong Kong Women v.s. CCP Dictatorship For the first time, all five of the brave women with HK$1 million bounties on their pro-democracy activism are coming together to share their experiences standing up for Hong Kong and against the Chinese Communist Party. Join us live on March 4 if you refuse to be silenced by CCP tyranny. Moderator Shibani Mahtani will be joined by Joey Siu, Chloe Cheung, Anna Kwok, Carmen Lau, and Frances Hui. This event is organized by the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation.

Tues:
@thecfhk.bsky.social Panel "Hong Kong Women v.s CCP Dictatorship" w/ @joeysiu.bsky.social @chloecheung.bsky.social @carmenlau.bsky.social @shibanim.bsky.social & more
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Stars of Myanmar Friendship hold protest Thai & Malaysian Embassies in London demanding cessation of deportations
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Turning 30 today!

Life hasn’t gotten easier, and the world has only grown more challenging. At times, we stumble, but we remain resilient in the face of what lies ahead.

Aging gracefully.

My Russian friend shared with me a quote of Navalny — Everything will be all right. And, even if it won't be, we’ll have the consolation of having lived honest lives.

As I was commemorating the first anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s assassination with my activist friends, I was announced another distant family member of mine was taken by the nat. security police for interrogation.

香港駐倫敦經貿辦間諜案 延至2026年3月開審 香港駐倫敦經貿辦間諜案再度開庭處理，進行審訊前覆核，法官Bobbie Cheema-Grubb指，案件需要延期至明年3月2日才開審，審訊定為5星期。

Trial for HKETO spy case set to March 2026, after two delays.

The defendants have to surrender their passports, observe curfews, can't talk to each other or witnesses, can't delete chat history, can't use VPN & Tor browser.

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