#JUSTIN Joseph John, also named Wong Kin-chung , was sentenced to 60 months in jail for “incitement to secession” under HK’s Beijing-made #NSL by District Court judge Ernest Lin. John , with Portuguese nationality, is the first dual-national #NSL convict.

A quick note, and a tool to estimate sentence numbers from prosecution ones (since sentence numbers in XJ haven't been reported since 2018, but prosecution ones have been).

Estimated official number sentenced in XJ for 2014-2021: almost half a million.

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'Despite ethical concerns, nearly 70% of newsroom staffers recruited for an Associated Press survey say they’re using generative AI to create content.'
Thanks Alex Mahadevan for covering report for Poynter. ✨ poynter.org/tech-tools/202…

Another excellent episode from Little Red Podcast, this one on comedy and gender in China. omny.fm/shows/the-litt…

The Little Red Podcast by ⁦ANU College of Asia and the Pacific⁩: “China’s Rare Earth Strategy audible.ca/pd/B0CDX6R1KS?…

For anyone who heard our Palindrome Day treat on 4/2/24 +FELL IN LOVE w Short Cuts BBC Radio 4, here is the OG episode 'Meeting Myself Coming Back.'
Cannot rec it highly enough.
by Axel Kacoutié Josie Long manifesting the baby sleeping through Alan Goffinski Sarita Bhatt Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social + more
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New piece out today in The Saturday Paper in response to Wang Yi's visit to Australia buff.ly/3PQpvUk

ICYMI: what’s happening in the Pacific, with THAT “to switch or not to switch” question? Hear what ⁦⁦Jess Marinaccio 馬哲詩⁩ and Dorothy Wickham told ⁦Louisa Lim⁩ and ⁦Graeme Smith 史林⁩ (who recorded this EP the week when he’s on ⁦60 Minutes Australia⁩) podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the…

because team survived one hit and tried taking cover in another vehicle, and then survivors moved to a third - and were finished off there. Deliberate, repeated targeting of convoy, making sure no one was left alive.
And this actually doesn't stack up w the alleged pretext:

The IDF's early explanation re the killing of the World Central Kitchen team is in - per 'security sources' speaking to Haaretz. Before we get to the putative pretext for the attack, they also disclose a harrowing detail - the drone bombed the convoy THREE TIMES in succession..

Can we all do an international Octavia Butler reading festival on July 20th this year? Like just people hanging out at parks, cafes, and bars to read “Parable of the Sower” together

Crowds gather outside pro-democracy Mt. Zero book store to bid the store farewell. The book store, which had also served as a local community space will cease operating after today, citing mounting pressure from government monitoring the store for minor infractions.

In a micro-sociological model of censorship, censors are what I call “infiltrating tastemakers.” We emphasize real-world governing mechanisms (intermediated censorship and informality) and explore how cultural producers practice complicit creativity. 8/x
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It is five months since award winning #journalist Minnie Chan last filed a story. Her current & former colleagues as well as fellow #journalist s from Bloomberg, CNN International, New York Times World, AFP News Agency continue to be deeply concerned for her welfare and hope she is ok.

Thank you so much Graeme! Time to go back and listen to our podcast again💓💓I learned so much from all of you and can’t wait to have more conversations! (Shoutout to Michael Berry—he translated Han Song’s “Hospital” trilogy into English, and Han is also a Hugo finalist this year!)

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RFA is the latest newsroom in Hong Kong to shut down citing the security law...

“Young political activists jailed under a crackdown on public dissent have described a litany of physical and sexual abuse inside one of #HongKong 's juvenile offender facilities.” rfa.org/english/news/c…

So exciting! This is amazing news Emily X. Jin | emilyxnjin.bsky. If you want to hear more of her insights about translating sci fi, the Hugo Awards, and the changing sci fi scene in China, have a listen to her conversation with Michael Berry, Louisa Lim and myself omny.fm/shows/the-litt…