Fleurs Bleues (Patrick Poon) (@fleursbleues)

Letter to all my fellow Substackers: I am a Hong Konger living in Tokyo, Japan, and a former China researcher of Amnesty International and a former Visiting Scholar of the University of St. Andrews ....

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What is left of Hong Kong's rule of law?

John Lee's new national security powers cast fresh doubt on courts delivering independent justice

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The Xie Yang case: Justice denied - Lawyers for Lawyers

As the 11th anniversary of the 709 Crackdown on Chinese human rights lawyers is approaching on 9 July, we take Xie Yang’s case as an example of the peculiarity of criminal cases against human rights l...

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The Xie Yang case: Justice denied - Lawyers for Lawyers

As the 11th anniversary of the 709 Crackdown on Chinese human rights lawyers is approaching on 9 July, we take Xie Yang’s case as an example of the peculiarity of criminal cases against human rights l...

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Op-ed on Hong Kong and China's human rights data: New Bloom -

China and Hong Kong’s Human Rights Performance are Among the Worst in East Asia, Drop in Major Democracies are Alarming

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Fleurs Bleues (Patrick Poon) (@fleursbleues)

Thanks Asia Democracy Chronicles for publishing my article. Thanks a lot to the editors for editing and polishing it. 🙏 Analysis #JimmyLai: What price freedom? The billionaire tycoon’s life mirrors...

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Reposted with English, Chinese and Japanese versions - Journey of Peace - Attending the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony and Commemorating the 37th Anniversary of Tiananmen Bloodshed Crackdown

The three versions are posted on my new Patreon:

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Reposted with English, Chinese and Japanese versions - Journey of Peace - Attending the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony and Commemorating the 37th Anniversary of Tiananmen Bloodshed Crackdown

The three versions are posted on my new Patreon:

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Fleurs Bleues (Patrick Poon) (@fleursbleues)

hydrangea. so beautiful.

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Fleurs Bleues (Patrick Poon) (@fleursbleues)

💙🩵hydrangyeas are just so beautiful. Every year, we enjoy looking at these beautiful flowers. Fleurs Bleues🪻. We are so privileged to have this view opposite our small cafe Tsukikage Coffee : https://...

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Fleurs Bleues (Patrick Poon) (@fleursbleues)

Have written this article which was published on the website of Tokyo-based Asian Lawyers Network - “Petitioners’ Face Severe Repression — Yang Caiying’s Desperate Calls for Her Dying Mother and Siste...

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Fleurs Bleues (Patrick Poon) (@fleursbleues)

I have moved to Japan for four years. I was hospitalised for two months in October-December 2025 due to serious pneumonia. During my stay in the hospital, I had a lot of hallucinations, including imag...

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Fleurs Bleues (Patrick Poon) (@fleursbleues)

I have moved to Japan for four years. I was hospitalised for two months in October-December 2025 due to serious pneumonia. During my stay in the hospital, I had a lot of hallucinations, including imag...

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Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Life of Entrepreneurship and Pursuit for Democracy

A legendary tycoon who loses his freedom for running a pro-democracy media outlet

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黎智英不平凡的商業生涯與追求民主的一生

擇善固執選擇良知而非為一己之利識時務

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Free Speech as “Discovering Truth” in the context of “China” and “Chinese” society and civic participation

Second part of the thesis:

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Fleurs Bleues (Patrick Poon) (@fleursbleues)

www.asianlawyers.net/statements/2... Criminal injustice — Hong Kong adopting Communist China’s legal tyranny ….

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Jimmy Lai: a Hong Kong Media Tycoon and a devout Catholic Persecuted for Freedom of Speech

I first came to know Jimmy Lai when I was a journalist for English media in Hong Kong, including being a reporter covering China for the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN).

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Fleurs Bleues (@fleursbleues)

Lavender It seems that calmness is what I need the most this week. When I was a small kid, I was among the quiet and calm, kinda timid and shy. As I started kindergarten, I remembered I was alread...

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Fleurs Bleues (@fleursbleues)

Lily After a long time, I couldn’t figure out how I should use my Substack. English is my second language. I can only write essays based on my life experiences. When I was born, it was the start of ...

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