I recently visited Hong Kong, where I was appalled by the stories of police brutality and impressed by the courage of the protesters:
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Guri Melby
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Guri Melby
@gurimelby
Partileder for Venstre og medlem av utenriks- og forsvarskomiteen på Stortinget.
Oslo, Norge
Joined February 2009
- I have nominated the people of Hong Kong, who risk their lives and security every day to stand up for freedom of speech and basic democracy, to the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 I hope this will be further encouragement to the movement: #StandWithHongKong
- When I got home, I nominated the people of Hong Kong to the Nobel Peace Prize and hope this will encourage them in their fight for freedom and democracy:
- Med et universitetscampus i flammer og politi og demonstranter i kraftige sammenstøt, er jeg veldig bekymret over hva som vil skje videre i Hongkong. vg.no/i/9veRk9 #StandWithPolyU
- The pro-democratic parties won the elections in Hong Kong - I hope Carrie Lam now wil listen to her people’s demands!
- The people of Hong Kong take to the streets to speak up for democracy, but are met with violence and teargas. I met Wong Yik Mo when I visited HK, he has helped organize some of the biggest protests. He’s still out there in the streets, and next week he‘ll be in Oslo.
00:00 - This is a discrace! I met @tedhuichifung in his office when I visited HK, he is a member of our sister party. This grotesque attack on him by the police is shameful!Replying to @rachel_cheung1Legislator Ted Hui attacked with pepper spray. He’s been urging police to stay restrained. Video via @studioincendo x.com/studioincendo/…
- Thank you @cpdenniskwok for coming to Norway to update me and others about the situation in #HongKong - and for fighting for freedom and democracy for your fellow citizens!
- Ok, jeg skjønner at det er ganske usympatisk å retweete skryt, men jeg greide ikke å dy meg - Boris Johnson, can you hear me?Just heard an interview on Radio 4 with the Norwegian education minister. She answered every question directly in grammatically perfect, syntactically coherent English. No "you know" or "I mean" or "kind of". Why can't British ministers do this?
- The people of Hong Kong need support from other countries to be able to continue their fight for human rights. Today, we are hosting a meeting with politicians and brave demonstrators from Hong Kong at the Norwegian Parliament to discuss the situation in Hong Kong.
- Det er helt utrolig å høre Rødt på #nrkdebatt snakke om krigen i Ukraina som en teoretisk og hypotetisk situasjon der vi kan sitte på vår lille fredelige tue og mene at de ikke vet hva som er best for deres land fred og sikkerhet. Send dem våpnene de trenger for å slå ned Putin!
- Activist @joshuawongcf is denied the right to run for election in Hong Kong. This is one of many proofs of why the demonstrants still turn to the streets demanding a real democracy, and why they need our support. #StandWithHongKong
- Vester og hjelmer er ikke tilstrekkelig hjelp til #Ukraina nå. Det Ukraina trenger er radar, panservernraketter eller ammunisjon.
- Dette er ikke en rusreform, dette er et nytt strafferegime. Regjeringen strammer i dag kraftig inn på ruspolitikken for første gang på mange år. For en falitt.
