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媒体大亨在缺席的情况下获得表彰，批评人士对其在 national security law 下被判处 20 年徒刑表示谴责。 被监禁的媒体企业家 Jimmy Lai 因对 Hong Kong 民主运动的贡献，获颁 Deutsche Welle 的 freedom of speech award。 这家 German 公共广播机构周四表示，Lai 将于 6 月 23 日在 Bonn 举行的 DW Global Media Forum 上被缺席授予第 12 届该奖项。 继续阅读...

人权专员表示，据称的监禁突显了澳大利亚“跨国镇压日益增长的风险” 获取我们的突发新闻邮件、免费应用程序或每日新闻播客 澳大利亚人权专员表示，据称一名中国学生因参加悉尼的抗议活动而被中国当局判处六年监禁，这凸显了“影响在澳人员（包括国际学生）的跨国镇压正面临非常真实且日益增长的风险”。专员 Lorraine Finlay 告诉 Guardian Australia，虽然她无法对个别案件的情况发表评论，但“不应有人因在澳大利亚行使其言论自由和和平抗议的合法权利，而面临在海外受到惩罚的恐惧”。继续阅读...

Exclusive: The Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect overseas students from political repressionThe Australian government has been urged to take stronger action to protect Chinese international students from political repression by authorities on their return after a Chinese student was allegedly sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for joining pro-democracy protests in Australia.The student, who the Guardian has chosen not to name, lost contact with his friends in Sydney after returning to China in December 2024. Continue reading...

• Myanmar's military junta arrested 156 pro-democracy activists over the past week during coordinated raids across Yangon, Mandalay, and other major cities, escalating a campaign that has imprisoned over 3,000 political prisoners since the 2021 coup. • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issued a statement expressing "serious concern" about the arrests and called for dialogue; however, the statement stopped short of threatening sanctions or diplomatic consequences. • Activist networks report torture allegations in detention facilities and restricted access to legal representation, prompting calls from international human rights organizations for an independent UN investigation.