Forsker, mosjonist & bridgeentusiast. Nestleder i Hongkongkomiteen i Norge, blogger på https://teapaw.org/t.co/61n4DIn6kM. DM åpen.
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Normaliseringserklæringen er klar for skraphaugen. Her er et forsøk på å bistå @Utenriksdept, @AHuitfeldt og @HThuneNorway i arbeidet med en ny erklæring. Som faktisk vil normalisere norsk utenrikspolitikk. Og rette opp i @erna_solberg|s knefall fra 2016.
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I really recommend reading Joshua Wong’s excellent and important book
Then join the struggle to #FreeJoshuaWong #FreeHongKong
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Joshua Wong's 10-year sentence is appalling. But this is also worthy of attention: Au Kam San, a teacher-turned-lawmaker who served in Macao legislature for 20 years /made only mild criticisms against the govt, was given a 12½ years sentence in city's 1st national security case.
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For all the talk of a divided Free World, what unites us still matter more than what divides us. Thank you G7 plus 3, including @dfat, @GAC_Corporate, @francediplo_EN, @GermanyDiplo, @ItalyMFA_int, @MofaJapan_en, @DutchMFA, @MFATNZ, @FCDOGovUK, @StateDept for standing as one against China’s bullying of a young man who dedicated his life to fighting for freedom.
Inexplicable that Norway has not joined this statement. As far as I can see, there has been no statement from @NorwayMFA about this completely unjustified sentencing. Time to get your act together, @EspenBarthEide, @akravik79 !
Statement on the sentencing of Joshua Wong
from the foreign ministries of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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The news that my friend Joshua Wong has been given another 10 years in prison is heartbreaking and outrageous.
Joshua has already spent the past six years - over 2100 days - behind bars. He should not spend a day more in prison.
The international community, especially @andyburnham @Ed_Miliband @POTUS @SecRubio, must make every possible effort to press for his immediate and unconditional release
#FreeJoshuaWong
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Take a moment today to think about the courage of Joshua Wong.
A young activist who’s only crime is defending the liberty of others in Hong Kong.
Today for his courage he’s been punished with 10 years in prison by the Chinese Communist Party.
He could have run. He could have lived in exile. He chose courage.
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The prominent Hong Kong activist pleaded guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law (NSL).
He was one of 45 opposition figures jailed for participating in unofficial “primaries” in 2020 - the largest mass prosecution under the NSL to date. UN experts have said the charges relate to activities protected under international human rights law.
Hong Kong’s human rights situation has deteriorated dramatically since 2020, with more than 300 people arrested for violating the NSL or a colonial-era “sedition” law. In addition, the so-called Article 23 legislation introduced by the local authorities in 2024 has further deepened repression and silenced opposition voices in the city.
No one should be jailed for peacefully exercising their rights. Authorities must release everyone detained solely for their political participation.
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Outrageously cruel 10-year sentence against #HongKong activist Joshua Wong. Wong’s been detained since he was 23, and now he won’t get out until he’s 40–that’s if they don’t keep heaping more prison time on him. Relentless repression in HK. hrw.org/news/2026/11/05/hong…
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Hong Kong committed to uphold universal human rights and pursue democracy in its agreement with EFTA/Norway.
A promise broken over and over again. Today's renewed sentencing of Joshua Wong shows that its breach is ongoing. @NorwayMFA @EspenBarthEide @akravik79 should condemn this
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BREAKING: #JoshuaWong sentenced to 10 years under Hong Kong’s National Security Law. Expected release: late 2036.
Jailed since 2020, he was arrested again inside prison last year for his international advocacy.
He deserves freedom, not another decade behind bars.
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Though understandably everyone is rejoiced over the Democrat's landslide victory in the US, I am obliged to call for your attention to @joshuawongcf 's sentencing due tomorrow. Joshua has already pleaded guilty to the collusion charge, which carries a potential maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
I also look forward to the new House and Senate to leverage their freshly renewed mandate to advocate for the release of Joshua, and other political prisoners including Jimmy Lai and Chow Hang Tung, who share so many of the democratic values cherished by the American public.
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Tonight, I think of all the people in China who never had the chance to vote out the president and party leaders who imposed draconian zero-COVID lockdowns that caused immense suffering and countless unnecessary deaths.
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Joshua Wong is one of the faces of Hong Kong’s new generation of democracy advocates. Detained since November 2020, he faces sentencing on 5 November. Please remember him. Don’t let him be forgotten.
Photo: Studio Incendo / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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2 days.
Over $10 million in dark money is being spent to attack me and elect my opponent.
But we’ve got the people — so let’s show that San Francisco can’t be bought.
Vote by November 3!
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Finland is facing a scandalous turmoil after the Chairman of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council said Finland intends to participate in the World Championships despite Russia's presence.
Several board members of the Federation have said the Association’s board has not decided whether to participate in the tournament.
Finland must do the right thing and boycott the games.
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Jostein Hauge doesn't speak a word of Chinese, but he feels entitled to pontificate about a country he's spent a few weeks in at best, and blocks anyone who points out how disgusting his apologism for crimes against humanity is.
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Fotballidolet Kylian Mbappé refererte til “en diktator fra Kina” i en slengbemerkning om Mao. Beijings raseri lot ikke vente på seg, og Mbappé la seg flat.
Den svenske skøytehelten Nils van der Poel lot seg skremme av Beijing kritikkforbud i idretten.
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Her er min artikkel om denne saken.
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