Michael Caster (@michaelcaster) 's Twitter Profile
Michael Caster

@michaelcaster

Head of Global China Program w/ @article19org. Cofounder/advisor @SafeguardDefend. Formerly @crdefenders. Other stuff. He/him. @ mcaster. bsky. social

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

[Recap] Chinese tech giant Tencent is launching legal action to take down FreeWeChat.com, an archive developed by GreatFire, according to the anti-censorship group. buff.ly/z5wDeay

Jonathan Cheng (@jchengwsj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NYT: “Chinese Officers Questioned U.S. Government Employee About His Army Service—The man, a U.S. citizen, is barred from leaving China by the Ministry of State Security, the country’s main intelligence and counterintelligence agency.” Edward Wong nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/…

China Digital Times (@cdt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NED – China Salon on Emergent Digital Repression: How the PRC is using AI to Censor, Surveil, and Troll youtube.com/live/4-wORKB09…

Luke de Pulford (@lukedepulford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brace yourselves for today. If the government doesn’t announce the 🇨🇳 mega embassy decision today, it likely won’t be until September. Meanwhile the House of Lords votes later on allowing foreign governments to own 15% of UK newspapers. 🚩🚩🚩 article19.org/resources/uk-h…

The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (@thecfhk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Important from Alicia Chen on impact of #Boston jury decision to acquit a man accused of being a #China agent despite strong evidence of him harassing & intimidating The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation's Frances Hui 許穎婷 & other #HongKong democracy activists #TransnationalRepression bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/opi…

Sophie Richardson (@sophiedrich) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#EU #China Summit agenda highlights: ✅50th ann ✅Russia-Ukraine ✅Trade ✅Climate ✅Multilateralism, rules-based intl order But not: ⁉️Human rights Here to help: nchrd.org/?tztc=1 consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/in…

Maya Wang 王松蓮 (@wang_maya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Chilling: Chinese govt press lambasted Hong Kong's independent bookstores for organizing a book fair, calling it "soft resistance", re-defining previously non-political behavior as politically subversive, deepening censorship + repression hongkongfp.com/2025/07/21/co-…

Michael Caster (@michaelcaster) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Former Australian diplomat, "the challenge facing #Taiwan & the region is not a future hypothetical. It’s under way right now, from cyberattacks & interference operations to... increasing aggression across the Indo-Pacific." Deeper engagement with Taiwan! afr.com/policy/foreign…

UN Special Procedures (@un_spexperts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence must be aligned with human rights: UN experts UNWGBiz&Human Rights warn, calling for urgent global cooperation to prevent abuses & ensure access to remedy for any AI-related #HumanRights violations. #HRC59

William Yang (@williamyang120) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"The State Department fired its top experts on the South China Sea and shuttered the office with a key focus on Indo-Pacific security amid a sweeping reorganization earlier this month." npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-…

Laura Harth (@lauraharth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

UK & other democratic allies suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong in response to Beijing’s illegal imposition of 2020 “National Security Law” and blatant breach of Sino-British Joint Declaration. Things have only worsened since, both in HK & abroad. This shall not pass.

Finn Lau 劉祖廸 (@finnlau_cd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As a UK resident with a £100,000 bounty from the HK gov, I am gutted by the UK gov’s plan. It contradicts with the UK’s committment over HK issue. It is not only a betrayal to 200,000 UK-Hong Kongers, but also a betrayal to Kier Starmer’s background as a human rights lawyer.

Luke de Pulford (@lukedepulford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What happened today is utterly extraordinary. Being generous: a cock-up of staggering proportions. Government officials got a senior minister to sign a letter resuming extradition to Hong Kong....which was against proposed law AND policy. Let me break it down. 🧵

Sarah Brooks (@sarahmcneer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Have never been prouder of the Amnesty International team for bring this together. Even in Chinese, the message to EU leaders is clear: ignoring widespread human rights violations in favor of watered down language and “win-win” aspirations fails those targeted by China’s repression.

Melissa Chan (@melissakchan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We got lots of great questions from China Digital Times, including how we picked the title of our graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION. Here's 巴丢草 Bad ї ucao's response. 🔗 Read the full interview here: bit.ly/cdt-revolution

We got lots of great questions from <a href="/CDT/">China Digital Times</a>, including how we picked the title of our graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION. Here's <a href="/badiucao/">巴丢草 Bad ї ucao</a>'s response. 🔗 Read the full interview here: bit.ly/cdt-revolution
Maya Wang 王松蓮 (@wang_maya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Breaking: Hong Kong national security authorities issues a fresh round of baseless bounties against 15 people for organizing and participating in an exile Hong Kong Parliament. hk.news.yahoo.com/%E5%9C%8B%E5%A…

巴丢草 Bad ї ucao (@badiucao) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My long-awaited first solo exhibition in Australia 'DISAGREE WHERE WE MUST' Opening : Wednesday  6 August, 6–8pm Exhibition Dates: 6 August – 28 August 2025 Goldstone gallery: 41 Derby St, Collingwood, VIC 3066, Australia Disagree Where We Must marks the long-overdue first

My long-awaited first solo exhibition in Australia 'DISAGREE WHERE WE MUST'
Opening : Wednesday  6 August, 6–8pm
Exhibition Dates: 6 August – 28 August 2025
Goldstone gallery: 41 Derby St, Collingwood, VIC 3066, Australia
 
Disagree Where We Must marks the long-overdue first
Carmen Lau 劉珈汶 (@carmenkamanlau) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Concerning: CCP agents are spreading AI deepfake videos targeting me and others. The first surfaced on March 7—crude and unconvincing. The latest is more refined and sophisticated. This is state-backed disinformation meant to defame, confuse, and intimidate. Stay vigilant.