BBC News Correspondent and Presenter. British-Canadian. A decade in London after 15 years in Beijing. I'll always have a soft spot for Canada.
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Celia Hatton retweeted
Horrifying scenes in Afghanistan - the Taliban opened fire at a protest against the arrest of women for dress code violations. Footage shows shots being fired and men beating protesters in the city of Herat. Two people were reportedly killed at the protest but Taliban police in Herat denied there were any deaths.
#afghanistan #herat #protest #afghanwomen #skynews
Celia Hatton retweeted
Three months later, this is my last @washingtonpost story — delayed because nearly everyone involved in it was laid off. I am very grateful to newsroom friends who made sure it published anyway, and to brave Roman Mongold and his family for their time.
wapo.st/4cNY7Cm
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Talked to friends back in China and wanted to see how they feel/see the “Stimulus.” Everyone just sounded confused, “what stimulus?” One said Hermes just did a 50% sale in Hangzhou. (Must be the only Hermes sale I have heard of.)
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More than 128 journalists have been killed in the Gaza war, all but 5 Palestinian, says @pressfreedom - @BBC Gaza correspondent @Rushdibbc talked to me on The Media Show about some of those lost. Full interview The Media Show, Reporting From Inside Gaza @BBCiPlayer @BBCSounds
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Axios' Soup Dumpling Index: How Din Tai Fung prices compare around the world
axios.com/2024/07/31/din-tai…
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Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul has been killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, alongside photographer Rami al-Rifi, @AlJazeera is reporting. His colleagues are breaking down on camera as they report the news in front of his body.
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Looks like the Arakan Army expects to take Maungdaw, a mainly Rohingya town, and is telling all residents to evacuate. This happened in Buthidaung last month - tens of thousands had to flee and many neighborhoods were subsequently burned down.
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Today, a court sentenced #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang to 5 years in jail and labour activist Wang Jianbing to 3.5 years for inciting subversion, supporters say. Huang plans to appeal.
Watch my @BBCWorld documentary following their case: youtu.be/V2_ttvNDAno (Thread below)
In Sep 2021, China #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang vanished en route to the airport to the UK, where she was due to study. Now, she’s expected to face trial for subversion.
Please watch our BBC Eye film on her story, which represents so many in China today
youtube.com/watch?v=V2_ttvND…
Celia Hatton retweeted
Calling all student journalists - there’s still time to enter the 2024 Hugh Cudlipp Student Award in association with the @londonpressclub You could get noticed and win a £1000 cash prize! For more information follow the link..
londonpressclub.co.uk/?page_…
Celia Hatton retweeted
#2024June4 A senior resident showing two hand-written posters listing democracy movements in mainland China, HK and Taiwan alongside with a poem to commemorate June 4 was taken away by police although he folded his papers after police warned arrest over “disorderly conducts”.
Celia Hatton retweeted
The World Press Photo of the Year is ‘A Palestinian Woman Embraces the Body of Her Niece’ by @msalem66, @Reuters.
The jury was deeply moved by how this image evokes an emotional reflection in every viewer and offers a glimpse into unimaginable loss.
worldpressphoto.org/collecti…
Celia Hatton retweeted
This is extremely odd. Three Kenyans in today's Beijing Half Marathon clearly let China's He Jie - current Asian Games marathon champion - win the race, all the while coasting themselves, waving him through and congratulating him after the race. Appears to be a tacit agreement?
Celia Hatton retweeted
New experience in #China: took a Didi (China’s version of Uber) and, while in the car, got a recorded spam call on my mobile from the company asking if I had my seat belt on.
Celia Hatton retweeted
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could see TikTok effectively banned in America.
Is the social media giant a security threat? @celiahatton, @goldkorn, @LindsayPGorman and @lmatsakis discuss
bbc.in/3TCWeyA
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Slowly and repeatedly digesting the 212-page #Article23 bill.
Here is a rough summary of the 33 offences under the 5 major crimes , and their max jail term, extraterritorial effect and defence.
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Young China watchers, win up to 1000 dollars by entering the @ChinaFocusBlog essay contest. This year’s topics include China’s role as a global mediator and the role of people to people relations in the bilateral ties chinafocus.ucsd.edu/2024/02/…
Celia Hatton retweeted
Attn: early career British journalists. Want the opportunity of a lifetime? Want to work at the @washingtonpost? And follow in the footsteps of @madhumita29 @leloveluck @tomjrowley @SebastianEPayne? We are now accepting applications for @sternfellowship city.ac.uk/prospective-stude…
Celia Hatton retweeted
It is #WorldRadioDay2024!
Our radio programmes in South Sudan support @GirlsEdSS a major initiative designed to increase the number of girls enrolling in school and completing their education.
Read more on the transformative power of ‘Our School’ here: bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/where-…
Happy #WorldRadioDay!
This year’s theme is ‘Radio: A Century Informing, Entertaining, and Educating.’
Today we are celebrating the power of radio to educate!
Read more here bitly.ws/3d5ez
