The No Kings protests were a success but it's only the beginning.
Get ready to take the streets on July 17th to honor John Lewis and the work of Black-led organizations.
https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/792911/
#nokings #protest #racism #johnlewis #blackmastodon #democracy #trump #gop #uspol #republicans #civicrights #news
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
"The United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms. It currently puts the US alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia.."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/watchlist-decline-civic-freedoms-civicus
#CivilRights #CivicRights #HumanRights #News #RemoveTrump #RemoveMusk #Fascism #Corruption
Since today marks the 35th anniversary of the #TiananmenMassacre committed by the #PLA it's important to reiterate: From #Beijing to #HongKong, people deserve to live in #freedom and enjoy #civicrights. And governments of free countries should stop courting the murderous #CCP regime and its new Mao #XiJinping. #freedoms #FarEast #humanrights
@nicholas_saunders @bdsint
As soon as #China becomes a #democratic state under the #ruleofLaw that grants its citizens #civicrights, the situation is entirely different.
For now, #HongKong was the canary in the coal mine on how #OneStateTwoSystems works. People in #Taiwan have witnessed that canary die and they want none of that experience.
#TaiwanisnotChina
@radiofreearabia
Oh, by the way: The people suffering under Teheran's mullah rule are neither Arabs (they are Persians) nor are they free. So why would you even bother, as you call your handle Radio Free Arabia? Unless you really are Radio Anti-Israel?
I very much support #freedom and #civicrights in the Arab world, and I do not support Israel's fringe rightwing government. Sorry if that is too much for your imagination. It is not for mine.
On this particular date, it's time to remind everyone that #Taiwan's way to #democracy, #civicrights and #ruleofLaw was a long and rocky path with plenty of tragedy, bloodshed and tears.
Never forget about the #228massacre and the #KMT's role in this. The #WhiteTerror era should serve as a stark reminder of what is at stake when #freedom is under attack.
If you want to read into the topic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosa_Betrayed_(book)
#TaiwanisnotChina #humanrights #FarEast
(Not) Sorry to break it but #TaiwanisnotChina, which shows in every single aspect of everyday life - #democracy, #mediafreedom, #civicrights and #humanrights, free Internet, you name it...
From @thejapantimes:
With Lai Ching-te's presidential victory, both Beijing and Washington are concerned regarding #Taiwan's political direction, particularly as it pertains to independence.
"concerned" and "pertains" WTF #FarEast
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/02/09/world/taiwans-president-elect/
A new generation of #Taiwan|ese that identify as #Chinese? That's a big bet likely to fail miserably.
#China has no incentives or soft power to win over the hearts and minds of people used to #freedoms and #civicrights.
The share of people in Taiwan who identify as Chinese is eroding and dying away. The share of people identifying as Taiwanese only is steadily on a rise. Strangely people seem to prefer freedom to slavery...
#fucktheCCP #TaiwanisnotChina
Over in #Taiwan, it's a big day for #democracy as voters get to vote on the next president and the composition of the legislative yuan today. Choose wisely, folks. A lot is at stake. #civicrights #humanrights #FarEast
Seeing #AlJazeera referring to the national #elections of January 13 in #Taiwan as a "poll" makes my blood boil.
Of course #Qatar does not know about #democracy or #civicrights. But belittling Taiwan's elections as a poll means pretty much following #China's #propaganda text book. Because the ghoulish CCP hates nothing more than seeing people of Chinese ethnicity deciding about their fate and matters of general interest in a disciplined, orderly and democratic way.
#TaiwanisnotChina #fucktheCCP
Oh, by the way:
RIP #civicparty
Beijing's overreaching #NationalSecurityLaw is killing #democracy and #civicrights bit by bit in #HongKong and the ongoing show trials against folks like #JimmyLai follow the old Chinese "logic" to brutally kill one monkey in order to scare all others.
Shame on the ghoulish #CCP and its spineless operatives within Hong Kong. Shame on #JohnLee in particular, from bad cop to chief executive aka sock puppet No1.
#fucktheCCP #StandwithHongKong #FarEast
@davidonformosa One state, one tyranny. Who would have thought so... #fucktheCCP #civicrights #freedoms #resistance #StandwithHongKong
So deep-blue #KMT dinosaur #JawShawkong does not understand that #HongKong has been brutalized into #submission by Beijing's overreaching #NationalSecurityLaw? Or why does he call on "Beijing to treat Hong Kong well"? The crime has long been committed, all #civicrights have gone, #JimmyLai is getting a #showtrial at this very moment FFS!
And this guy seriously claims to know what is best for free and #democratic #Taiwan?
#TaiwanisnotChina #elections #humanrights
Prison or bullet: How the #libertarian administration of newly elected president #JavierMilei is cancelling the basic right to #protest. Keep in mind that new security minister #PatriciaBullrich has been protesting constantly against pandemic-related restrictions in 2020 to 2022, so she's being a massive bigot here.
#Argentina has voted for people who do not respect #civicrights and #democracy. Argentina is in serious trouble. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/17/argentina-president-javier-milei-security-guidelines-protests-currency-devaluation
So surprise there: If you mutilate #democracy, you kill it. "Well done" for that one, #China! This is what democracy with Chinese characteristics aka an authoritarian regime looks like.
#fucktheCCP #GloryofHongKong
#civicrights
Record low turnout as #HongKong votes in ‘patriots’-only election.
Voters shun district #election after pro-democracy candidates were prevented from running.
By opting for #JawShaukong as the running mate of #HouYuih for the presidential election in #Taiwan, the #KMT is going for a deep-blue campaign with the fear of #war as its core element. There's a pungent note of Beijing-appeasing #MaYingJeou in all of this. Voters should not fall for this nonsense. Taiwan will not get peace by submission, but lose its #freedoms and #civicrights for sure. Not that the KMT would care about that...
Keep in mind that only #China wants war.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5046220
Book banners begin to feel the heat
#bookbans #bannedbooks #books #libraries #library #firstamendment #freespeech #schools #education #freedomofexpression #democracy #literature #lgbtq #equalrights #civicrights #genderequity #gender
https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2023/bookstores-fight-book-bans/786136
