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On International Women’s Day, we honor all those women who refuse to be sidelined, no matter the odds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/06/world/hong-kongs-democracy-fight-is-also-a-battle-for-womens-freedom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #internationalwomensday #hongkong #china #chowhangtung #jimmylai #chinesecommunistparty #ccp #tiananmensquare #carmenlau #tedhui #nationalsecuritylaw #gwynethho #franceshui

Hong Kong’s democracy fight is also a battle for women’s freedom

Despite gendered repression, smear campaigns and imprisonment by Beijing authorities, women in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement continue to lead and resist.

The Japan Times

Index on Censorship Dec 11

We condemn the ongoing targeting of exiled #HongKong activist #CarmenLau, who has faced persistent transnational repression since fleeing her home four years ago. Most recently, her neighbours were sent fake, sexually explicit images of her: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Exiled Hong Kong activist targ...

Exiled Hong Kong activist target of harassment campaign

The campaign saw letters containing fake images of Carmen Lau sent to her neighbours.

BBC News

Andy Dec 11

#UK #HongKong #China #democracy #activism #activist #harassment #BBC #CarmenLau #Communist #Britain
You don’t need to work for MI6 to know where the harassment came from. Then we’re giving China permission to build a “super embassy” in London, unnervingly close to underground fibre optic cables crucial to our financial sector.
Let’s hope we monitor the embassy like they’ll be monitoring us…

Exiled Hong Kong activist target of sexually explicit harassment campaign https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8d34en0yzo

Exiled Hong Kong activist target of harassment campaign

The campaign saw letters containing fake images of Carmen Lau sent to her neighbours.