Threatening letters sent from Hong Kong make British human rights activist ‘more determined’ to speak up for city
Benedict Rogers, founder of Hong Kong Watch group, says ‘someone clearly pro-Chinese’ behind letters sent to neighbours and his mother
A British human rights activist was the subject of three threatening letters posted from Hong Kong, which he said were attempts to silence him over his advocacy work for the city.
Benedict Rogers, founder of the Hong Kong Watch (HKW) group, revealed to the Post that he and neighbours in London had received two unsigned letters since March, while another anonymous letter sent to his mother last month asked him to take down HKW’s website.
“I think it’s unlikely that they’ll actually do anything to me. I think they are trying to scare me, intimidate me, silence me,” Rogers told the Post in a phone interview on Friday, calling the incident “uncomfortable”.
He also said it was an “unacceptable” attempt to curb his freedom of expression and went against British democratic norms.
“We should never give in to such intimidation and the letters make me more determined to continue to speak up for freedoms, autonomy and human rights for Hong Kong.”