Richard is an innocent Irish citizen who has been kept against his will in China for 2 years. Know more about his story: https://teapaw.org/t.co/p7fHaqDYly
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Richard has been kept against his will in China for 16 months. Away from his wife and 4 kids, with asthma and a lung disease during a pandemic which puts him at the highest risk category.
Help us bring him back by signing this petition: bit.ly/petitionrichard
#SaveRichardNow
From all my reading on Russia, nothing seems to escape the heavy scrutiny and sign off from Putin independent.ie/irish-news/cr…
Check the long list of detained foreigners in China before you decide to go. You might not leave either - decision at the whim of the authorities, no laws involved wionews.com/
Ireland-China relations: Where are we now and where is it going? (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/5433256
DFA warns Irish citizens they cd be held in China under exit ban @SaveRichardNow. This is a clear warning China is no longer a safe country for us to visit. Nor for many others around the world as China becomes increasingly hostile #WrongMoveChina bignewsnetwork.com/news/2680…
The disinformation tactics used by China - BBC News bbc.com/news/56364952
Petition · Save Richard O'Halloran Now · Change.org change.org/p/irish-governmen…
Government Needs to Step Up Campaign for Richard O’Halloran’s Release - Tóibín - Aontú aontu.ie/government-needs-to…
Huawei row, O’Halloran detention threaten China’s relationship with Ireland | South China Morning Post scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…
China travel: Americans and other Westerners are increasingly scared of traveling there as threat of detention rises - CNN cnn.com/2021/03/09/china/chi…
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It’s time to bring an end to Richard O’Halloran’s two-year nightmare
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Thank you to @thejournal_ie for tuning into the gathering of prayerful solidarity for #RichardOHalloran and his family @tara_ohalloran last night. Concerned citizens want Ireland's skilled diplomatic corp to bring Richard home. #twoyearsROH @dfatirl
Wife of Richard O’Halloran 'overwhelmed at support’ as family mark two years of Irishman’s detention in China (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/5367117
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We stand in solidarity with you and your family Jessica. #Hope 💓🌟
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Hong Kong protesters defy ban to show support for detained leaders | Financial Times
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This is a very important suvery: Foreign journalists in China see 'rapid decline in media freedom'. Every journalist in China I know has stories like this to tell - some more severe than others. Every story is one too much. dropbox.com/s/xye6bhhic0s4hq…
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U.N. rights chief decries arrests in China, abuses in Xinjiang, Hong Kong: “Activists, lawyers, and human rights defenders – as well as some foreign nationals – face arbitrary criminal charges, detention or unfair trials,” @mbachelet told the @UN_HRC. reut.rs/3bJJgb8
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#HongKong's pan-dem's efforts to win #LegCo elections back in 2020 are now prosecuted as "conspiring to subvert state power". Brazen cynicism. Completely in violation of Hong Kong Basic Law. Violates ICCPR signed by Hong Kong in 1998. #CCP dictatorship.
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Dozens of leading Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners charged with subversion | Article [AMP] | Reuters reuters.com/article/us-hongk…
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McDowell said he believes O’Halloran’s case could have been dealt with in six months rather than two years “if the Department had drummed up the energy to protest strongly”.
“Your foreign policy can’t just be based on trading considerations”
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Oireachtas members join international alliance pushing for tougher stance on China thejournal.ie/ipac-ireland-c…