Arne Melsom
@melsom.bsky.social
Menneskerettigheter, mosjon, bridge.
Blogger på hongkongsettfranorge.org
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The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in one of Russia’s leading drone companies, highlighting a deepening relationship between Moscow and Beijing’s military-industrial complexes.
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November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The owner of a major Chinese drone parts supplier has taken a stake in one of Russia’s leading drone companies, highlighting a deepening relationship between Moscow and Beijing’s military-industrial complexes.
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Trump og Hegseth synes det er artig å henrette påståtte narkosmuglere uten lov og dom i dataspillet sitt, og truer Venezuela med krig av samme grunn, samtidig som Trump benåder en dømt narkobaron fra Honduras. Han har vel husket å si "thank you". www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Trump og Hegseth synes det er artig å henrette påståtte narkosmuglere uten lov og dom i dataspillet sitt, og truer Venezuela med krig av samme grunn, samtidig som Trump benåder en dømt narkobaron fra Honduras. Han har vel husket å si "thank you". www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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They should arrest themselves because their brains have obviously seceded from their bodies
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
They should arrest themselves because their brains have obviously seceded from their bodies
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The HK pro-democracy camp recognised what the Chinese Communist Party ironically did not want to admit publicly - livelihood issues *are* political
Pro-democracy parties existed to be thorns in the government’s side — true enough. But the official story, that they “politicised” everything while the establishment camp championed livelihood issues, does not match the reality.
See below for an example of how they also pushed back on local issues.
See below for an example of how they also pushed back on local issues.
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The HK pro-democracy camp recognised what the Chinese Communist Party ironically did not want to admit publicly - livelihood issues *are* political
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NEW:🦁The Lion Rock spirit in action: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/28/g... #hongkong @hongkongfp.com
A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.
A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
NEW:🦁The Lion Rock spirit in action: hongkongfp.com/2025/11/28/g... #hongkong @hongkongfp.com
A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.
A grassroots relief effort has sprung to life across Tai Po, and online, as Hongkongers rally to volunteer, offer food, shelter and clothing to the victims of the #TaiPo fire tragedy.
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A Vantor handout satellite image taken on November 22, 2025, shows Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court before a major fire swept through several blocks at the complex. The bottom image, taken on Thursday, shows smoke rising from apartments during the blaze. Photo: AFP/©2025 Vantor." In full: buff.ly/RSwXkVU
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A Vantor handout satellite image taken on November 22, 2025, shows Tai Po's Wang Fuk Court before a major fire swept through several blocks at the complex. The bottom image, taken on Thursday, shows smoke rising from apartments during the blaze. Photo: AFP/©2025 Vantor." In full: buff.ly/RSwXkVU
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International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
Japans nye statsminister Sanae Takaichi holder forbindelsen til myndighetene i Taipei varm. Hun har uttalt at en militær konflikt som truer Taiwans selvstendighet kan komme til å bli en eksistensiell trussel for Japan. Til Beijings vrede.
hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/11/19/j...
hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/11/19/j...
Japans bånd til Taiwan styrkes
Japans nye statsminister Sanae Takaichi holder forbindelsen til myndighetene i Taipei varm. Hun har uttalt at en militær konflikt som truer Taiwans selvstendighet kan komme til å bli en eksistensie…
hongkongsettfranorge.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Japans nye statsminister Sanae Takaichi holder forbindelsen til myndighetene i Taipei varm. Hun har uttalt at en militær konflikt som truer Taiwans selvstendighet kan komme til å bli en eksistensiell trussel for Japan. Til Beijings vrede.
hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/11/19/j...
hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/11/19/j...
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Mamdani is going to implement Aria law. Everyone will be able to sing for their scrambled eggs instead of paying cash. Sriracha available on request.
Mamdani is going to implement Sriracha law. Everyone will have to slather hot sauce on their scrambled eggs
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Aria law. Everyone will be able to sing for their scrambled eggs instead of paying cash. Sriracha available on request.
Dagens dobbel!
Spørsmålet om opprinnelsen til SARS-CoV-2-viruset har fått fornyet interesse i det offentlige ordsikftet i Norge de siste månedene. Jeg har skrevet to relaterte innlegg, begge ble publisert i dag.
1. Sensur fra Beijing mørklegger koronavirusdebatten
www.minerva.no/kina-koronav...
Spørsmålet om opprinnelsen til SARS-CoV-2-viruset har fått fornyet interesse i det offentlige ordsikftet i Norge de siste månedene. Jeg har skrevet to relaterte innlegg, begge ble publisert i dag.
1. Sensur fra Beijing mørklegger koronavirusdebatten
www.minerva.no/kina-koronav...
Sensur fra Beijing mørklegger koronavirusdebatten
I Norge strides forskere om hvem som har rett om koronavirusets opphav. Men bak uenigheten ligger et større problem: Kinas sensur gjør det nesten umulig for noen å vite hva som faktisk skjedde.
www.minerva.no
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Dagens dobbel!
Spørsmålet om opprinnelsen til SARS-CoV-2-viruset har fått fornyet interesse i det offentlige ordsikftet i Norge de siste månedene. Jeg har skrevet to relaterte innlegg, begge ble publisert i dag.
1. Sensur fra Beijing mørklegger koronavirusdebatten
www.minerva.no/kina-koronav...
Spørsmålet om opprinnelsen til SARS-CoV-2-viruset har fått fornyet interesse i det offentlige ordsikftet i Norge de siste månedene. Jeg har skrevet to relaterte innlegg, begge ble publisert i dag.
1. Sensur fra Beijing mørklegger koronavirusdebatten
www.minerva.no/kina-koronav...
VDL: "We are in an era of geoeconomics"
Viktig tale om EUs planer for kursendring.
Risikoen er som vanlig at EUs konsensuskrav gir betydelig forsinkelse eller manglende oppfølging.
Tråd ⏬
@europabevegelsen.bsky.social @altinget.bsky.social @ingridskovdahl.bsky.social @jettefc.bsky.social
Viktig tale om EUs planer for kursendring.
Risikoen er som vanlig at EUs konsensuskrav gir betydelig forsinkelse eller manglende oppfølging.
Tråd ⏬
@europabevegelsen.bsky.social @altinget.bsky.social @ingridskovdahl.bsky.social @jettefc.bsky.social
Breaking: EU ready to retaliate vs China's rare earth controls, VDL says in Berlin
EU is "ready to use all of the instruments in our toolbox to respond" she tells Berlin forum
Comes after Macron on Thursday called on the commission to activate the anti-coercion instrument
EU is "ready to use all of the instruments in our toolbox to respond" she tells Berlin forum
Comes after Macron on Thursday called on the commission to activate the anti-coercion instrument
October 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
VDL: "We are in an era of geoeconomics"
Viktig tale om EUs planer for kursendring.
Risikoen er som vanlig at EUs konsensuskrav gir betydelig forsinkelse eller manglende oppfølging.
Tråd ⏬
@europabevegelsen.bsky.social @altinget.bsky.social @ingridskovdahl.bsky.social @jettefc.bsky.social
Viktig tale om EUs planer for kursendring.
Risikoen er som vanlig at EUs konsensuskrav gir betydelig forsinkelse eller manglende oppfølging.
Tråd ⏬
@europabevegelsen.bsky.social @altinget.bsky.social @ingridskovdahl.bsky.social @jettefc.bsky.social
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#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional release.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-p...
#FreeGuiMinhai
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-p...
#FreeGuiMinhai
PEN International
#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
#China: Today, on the 10-year anniversary of the kidnapping of poet, bookseller and PEN member, Gui Minhai, 65 PEN Centres around the world renew our demand for his immediate and unconditional release.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-p...
#FreeGuiMinhai
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/china-p...
#FreeGuiMinhai
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90 NGOs, including us, have co-signed this statement that calls for immediate action to be taken to #FreeGuiMinhai. After 10 years of unjust imprisonment, nothing must be spared in the international effort to bring him back to Sweden, to Angela. @angelagui.bsky.social @utrikesdep.bsky.social
#China: 10 years ago, Swedish publisher Gui Minhai was kidnapped by Chinese agents in Thailand. We’ve had no news of his fate or whereabouts for the past 5 years. RSF has led a coalition of 90 NGOs in another call for his release. He shouldn't spend another second in jail. #FreeGuiMinhai
China: 90 NGOs, led by RSF, demand the release of Gui Minhai on the 10th anniversary of his kidnapping
A coalition of 90 press freedom and human rights NGOs, led by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has called for the release of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, founder of the Hong Kong-based publishing hou...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
90 NGOs, including us, have co-signed this statement that calls for immediate action to be taken to #FreeGuiMinhai. After 10 years of unjust imprisonment, nothing must be spared in the international effort to bring him back to Sweden, to Angela. @angelagui.bsky.social @utrikesdep.bsky.social
Direktør Iver B. Neumann fra Fridtjof Nansens Institutt (fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social) var nylig gjest i NRK-programmene Verdibørsen og Helgemorgen. Mye interessant!
Her er mine betraktninger om temaene som ble diskutert.
hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/10/12/v...
Her er mine betraktninger om temaene som ble diskutert.
hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/10/12/v...
Verdibørsen: “Hva truer Europa?”
I slutten av september var Fridtjof Nansens Institutts direktør Iver B. Neumann gjest i NRKs Verdibørsen. Dette ble en interssant samtale, som i stor grad kretset rundt Kinas økende geopolitiske be…
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October 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Direktør Iver B. Neumann fra Fridtjof Nansens Institutt (fridtjofnanseninst.bsky.social) var nylig gjest i NRK-programmene Verdibørsen og Helgemorgen. Mye interessant!
Her er mine betraktninger om temaene som ble diskutert.
hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/10/12/v...
Her er mine betraktninger om temaene som ble diskutert.
hongkongsettfranorge.org/2025/10/12/v...
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Any article about To Kai-wa (the Hong Kong protestor who bit off part of a police officer's finger in 2019) should include this photo taken shortly before he bit said police officer's finger.
October 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Any article about To Kai-wa (the Hong Kong protestor who bit off part of a police officer's finger in 2019) should include this photo taken shortly before he bit said police officer's finger.
Jeg har skrevet et innlegg i Altinget (@altinget.bsky.social) med kritikk av regjeringens manglende solidaritet, både med EUs industri og med ofre for menneskerettighetsbrudd, og dårlige prioritering for det grønne skiftet.
www.altinget.no/artikkel/reg...
www.altinget.no/artikkel/reg...
Regjeringen har selv satt solidaritet på prøve - Altinget
Regjeringen ønsker åpenbart å forholde seg solidarisk med EU når vi har noe å tape, mens solidariteten får seile sin egen sjø når reelle behov for beskyttelse mot subsidier ikke påvirker norsk industr...
www.altinget.no
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Jeg har skrevet et innlegg i Altinget (@altinget.bsky.social) med kritikk av regjeringens manglende solidaritet, både med EUs industri og med ofre for menneskerettighetsbrudd, og dårlige prioritering for det grønne skiftet.
www.altinget.no/artikkel/reg...
www.altinget.no/artikkel/reg...
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Today, 53 rights groups deliver an urgent letter to UN Hi Comm Volker Turk and UN Human Rights bodies urging action on abuse in #HongKong prisons: solitary confinement, forced indoctrination, sexual assault & medical neglect against nearly 800 political prisoners.
Letter: thecfhk.org/52-rights-gr...
Letter: thecfhk.org/52-rights-gr...
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Today, 53 rights groups deliver an urgent letter to UN Hi Comm Volker Turk and UN Human Rights bodies urging action on abuse in #HongKong prisons: solitary confinement, forced indoctrination, sexual assault & medical neglect against nearly 800 political prisoners.
Letter: thecfhk.org/52-rights-gr...
Letter: thecfhk.org/52-rights-gr...
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China’s remarks on Ukraine at the UN Security Council yesterday insisted on calling Russia’s over three-year war of aggression and invasion of Ukraine still a crisis.
by Ambassador Geng Shuang at the UN Security Council High-level Briefing
2025-09-23 20:00 1/4
by Ambassador Geng Shuang at the UN Security Council High-level Briefing
2025-09-23 20:00 1/4
September 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
China’s remarks on Ukraine at the UN Security Council yesterday insisted on calling Russia’s over three-year war of aggression and invasion of Ukraine still a crisis.
by Ambassador Geng Shuang at the UN Security Council High-level Briefing
2025-09-23 20:00 1/4
by Ambassador Geng Shuang at the UN Security Council High-level Briefing
2025-09-23 20:00 1/4
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Chinese officials on Friday turned diplomats and journalists away from a Shanghai court where rights groups said the trial of a prominent citizen journalist was taking place. In full: buff.ly/l1F59uI
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan reportedly on trial again
Chinese officials on Friday turned diplomats and journalists away from a Shanghai court where rights groups said the trial of a prominent citizen journalist was taking place.
buff.ly
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Chinese officials on Friday turned diplomats and journalists away from a Shanghai court where rights groups said the trial of a prominent citizen journalist was taking place. In full: buff.ly/l1F59uI
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Great news that there's a new rare earth magnets plant in Europe! Maybe not the most strategic move for it to be located just across the river from Russia...
"Europe’s EV Makers Line Up at Estonia Rare-Earth Magnet Site"
"Europe’s EV Makers Line Up at Estonia Rare-Earth Magnet Site"
Europe’s EV Makers Line Up at Estonia’s Rare-Earth Magnet Plant
Executives from Europe’s electric-vehicle industry are trekking to the continent’s sparsely populated northeastern parts to queue for something they struggle to find anywhere outside of China: rare-earths magnets that are essential components in EVs.
www.bloomberg.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Great news that there's a new rare earth magnets plant in Europe! Maybe not the most strategic move for it to be located just across the river from Russia...
"Europe’s EV Makers Line Up at Estonia Rare-Earth Magnet Site"
"Europe’s EV Makers Line Up at Estonia Rare-Earth Magnet Site"
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Har kronikka.
På vegne av alle partier ⬇️
På vegne av alle partier ⬇️
Nå er det din tur til å påvirke politikken!
Stortingsvalget 2025 ligger bak oss – og jeg tror på vegne av politikere OG velgere: Vi er litt slitne alle sammen. Enten vi var på vinner- eller tapersiden.
www.tb.no
September 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Har kronikka.
På vegne av alle partier ⬇️
På vegne av alle partier ⬇️
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Holy fuck, dette er mange.
Med denne andelen kan fx meslingviruset (som krever ca 95% oppslutning for flokkimmunitet) få fritt leide til å ta knekken på alt fra uvaksinerte barn til voksne kreftpasienter.
Gratulerer, RFK jr. Du er godt i gang med å gjøre USA til en smittepøl
Med denne andelen kan fx meslingviruset (som krever ca 95% oppslutning for flokkimmunitet) få fritt leide til å ta knekken på alt fra uvaksinerte barn til voksne kreftpasienter.
Gratulerer, RFK jr. Du er godt i gang med å gjøre USA til en smittepøl
September 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Holy fuck, dette er mange.
Med denne andelen kan fx meslingviruset (som krever ca 95% oppslutning for flokkimmunitet) få fritt leide til å ta knekken på alt fra uvaksinerte barn til voksne kreftpasienter.
Gratulerer, RFK jr. Du er godt i gang med å gjøre USA til en smittepøl
Med denne andelen kan fx meslingviruset (som krever ca 95% oppslutning for flokkimmunitet) få fritt leide til å ta knekken på alt fra uvaksinerte barn til voksne kreftpasienter.
Gratulerer, RFK jr. Du er godt i gang med å gjøre USA til en smittepøl
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Vi har skrevet om forrige ukes tilbakeslag for skeives rettigheter i Hongkong. Takk til Blikk!
www.blikk.no/homofobi-hon...
www.blikk.no/homofobi-hon...
– Så viktig er det å undertrykke homofili for Xi Jinpings tilhengere
Hongkongkomiteen i Norge forklarer det store tilbakeslaget for skeives rettigheter i Hongkong.
www.blikk.no
September 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Vi har skrevet om forrige ukes tilbakeslag for skeives rettigheter i Hongkong. Takk til Blikk!
www.blikk.no/homofobi-hon...
www.blikk.no/homofobi-hon...
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Pleased to see Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu honored with CPJ’s Press Freedom Award. It’s a reminder to the Chinese government that those it brands as criminals are, in fact, recognized as heroes by the rest of the world.
September 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pleased to see Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu honored with CPJ’s Press Freedom Award. It’s a reminder to the Chinese government that those it brands as criminals are, in fact, recognized as heroes by the rest of the world.