A million-dollar bounty hangs over Carmen Lau’s head for demanding democracy in Hong Kong. At the Oslo Freedom Forum, the exiled activist reflects on surviving tear gas, rubber bullets, surveillance, and the new reality of transnational repression that follows dissidents across borders and into the
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A million-dollar bounty hangs over Carmen Lau’s head for demanding democracy in Hong Kong. At the Oslo Freedom Forum, the exiled activist reflects on surviving tear gas, rubber bullets, surveillance, and the new reality of transnational repression that follows dissidents across borders and into the
@gladstein
Jun 1, 2026
.@carmenkamanlau speaks at @OsloFF about having an HK$1 million bounty on her head for "wanting a say in my own future." She gives a shoutout to the 1,946 #HongKong #PoliticalPrisoners put behind bars for the same crime. https://t.co/yNN3omvyos
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Jun 1, 2026