(SeaPRwire) - 本月晚些时候,唐纳德·特朗普总统即将启程对 进行国事访问,在此之际,另一起备受关注的逮捕事件暴露了英国日益严重的言论自由危机。居住在亚利桑那州的爱尔兰喜剧演员格雷厄姆·莱恩汉因据称在社交媒体上批评跨性别活动家而被捕,这恰逢英国政治家奈杰尔·法拉奇周三向国会发出警告,称英格兰正在“陷入一个非常糟糕的独裁境地”。民粹主义的 Reform U.K. 党领袖法拉奇周三在一次关于“欧洲言论自由威胁”的听证会上告诉美国议员,情景喜剧作家莱恩汉周一在伦敦希思罗机场体验了极权主义朝鲜的生活。在 一个被广泛认为是健全言论自由发源地之一的国家,此事件 引发了对左翼工党政府的猛烈批评。喜剧演员兼演员约翰·克里斯,他的电影《布莱恩的一生》讽刺了一个希望成为名叫洛蕾塔的女人并生孩子的圣经人物,他就莱恩汉一事写信给他的530多万粉丝:“我看到逮捕一名喜剧演员竟然动用了五名伦敦警察。与此同时,切尔西的人们已经学会了不要浪费时间去报案入室盗窃。这是对资源的明智利用吗?”总统周四宣称:“我只想说,就英国而言,那里正在发生奇怪的事情。他们正在进行镇压,而且令人惊讶。我已经和首相谈过了,让我们拭目以待。但这有点不同,情况有所不同。我非常惊讶地看到正在发生的一切。”工党首相基尔·斯塔默在二月份的白宫会议上说:“在英国,我们拥有言论自由已经很久很久了——而且它还会持续很久很久。”据英国和美国的批评者称,无论是在保守党政府还是工党政府执政期间,近年来,言论自由受到压制的严重例子比比皆是。一月份,赫特福德郡警方逮捕了家长麦克斯·艾伦和罗莎琳德·莱文,原因是他们在家长WhatsApp聊天群中分享的信息。六名警官搜查了他们的住所,这对夫妇因与 Cowley Hill Primary School 发生争执而被拘留了八小时。学校抱怨艾伦对一名高级教师招聘流程的言论。埃塞克斯警方对保守派 艾莉森·皮尔逊 展开调查,原因是她在2024年11月发布了一条据称带有种族主义色彩的X帖子,批评了警方。她在亲巴勒斯坦集会的背景下写道,其中许多集会支持恐怖组织哈马斯:“他们怎敢如此。周六被邀请与可爱的和平的 British Friends of Israel 合影时,警察拒绝了。看看这群人与仇恨犹太者笑逐颜开。”八月,店主罗布·戴维斯,他的商店曾遭受过盗窃,被警方建议移除一张手写告示,上面写着:“由于人渣盗窃,请要求协助打开柜子。”戴维斯拒绝了,并未被捕。当局监禁了保守党政治家的妻子露西·康诺利,因为在2024年8月, 一名 在南港谋杀了三名儿童后,她在X上发布了一条据称带有种族主义色彩的信息。“现在就大规模驱逐出境。把我所关心的所有满是混蛋的该死酒店都烧掉。与此同时,把那些叛徒政府和政客也一起带走。一想到这些家庭现在将不得不忍受什么,我就感到恶心。如果这让我成为种族主义者,那就这样吧。”她在四小时内删除了帖子。法院判处康诺利31个月监禁。英国对言论和思想自由的广泛镇压正在大西洋两岸敲响警钟。批评者指责英国还存在其他形式的言论和思想限制。Lois McLatchie Miller,一位总部设在英国的 Alliance Defending Freedom International 的高级法律传播官员,告诉 Digital,英国当局正在采取严厉措施限制祈祷权。她说:“我们支持几位在堕胎中心附近默祷的个人。”她引用了“历史上最昂贵的祈祷”作为例子,当时阿富汗战争的英国老兵亚当·史密斯-康纳于2022年进行了“三分钟的默祷”,结果被勒令支付约11,330美元。“亚当在为他的儿子祈祷,他在22年前因堕胎失去了他。他也在为当天面临堕胎艰难决定的男男女女祈祷,”根据 的说法副总统 在二月的慕尼黑安全会议上警告说,就史密斯-康纳的案件而言,“言论自由,我担心,正在退却。”McLatchie Miller 说:“JD·万斯所做的非常了不起。”McLatchie Miller 引用了英国迅速镇压言论自由的其他 alleged victims(受害者),包括天主教反堕胎活动家伊莎贝尔·沃恩-斯普鲁斯的案件,她于2022年在一家 诊所附近进行默祷时“因思想罪被捕”。退休医学科学家Livia Tossici-Bolt因站在一家堕胎机构外,举着写有“如果你想谈谈,我在这里”的牌子而被捕。当局以其违反限制堕胎诊所抗议活动的“缓冲地带”法律为由逮捕了她。苏格兰已成为反堕胎社区言论自由权受限的“零点”。当局逮捕了祖母Rose Docherty,原因是她在格拉斯哥的一家堕胎机构外进行默祷抗议。她举着一块牌子,上面写着:“胁迫是犯罪,如果你想谈谈,我在这里。”Shawn Carney,总部位于德克萨斯州的 40 Days for Life 的总裁兼首席执行官,告诉 Digital,他的反堕胎组织在英国拥有负责监管网络的英国公民领袖。他将英国的镇压称作“对言论自由新发现的偏执。它是在过去几年中发展起来的。”当被问及英国为何据称正在扼杀言论自由时,他说:“我唯一的猜测是,美国越是支持反堕胎,他们就越是针对自己国家支持反堕胎的公民。”Carney 补充说,英国对言论自由的限制也是对特朗普总统反堕胎政策的一种反应。“英国已成为西方世界言论自由的笑柄,”Carney 说。本文由第三方内容提供商提供。SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/)对此不作任何保证或陈述。
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(SeaPRwire) - 专家们认为,本周美国在加勒比地区发动的致命袭击,是旨在瓦解伊朗和真主党在委内瑞拉日益壮大的毒品帝国的更大规模行动中的最新举措。美国官员表示,Tren de Aragua与Cartel of the Suns密切合作——后者是一个长期被指控与真主党合作贩运可卡因的军事精英组织。白宫发言人Anna Kelly告诉Digital,"特朗普总统已采取多项行动,以遏制伊朗的恐怖代理人,例如真主党,例如制裁高级官员和金融协助者。总统已经证明,他将追究任何通过走私旨在杀死美国人的麻醉品来威胁我们国家安全的恐怖组织的责任。"退休的DEA特工Brian Townsend告诉Digital,"这是对毒品恐怖分子的决定性打击",并表示其作用很少被察觉但至关重要,"他们不直接插手。相反,他们洗钱并提供网络,帮助贩毒集团通过中东地区转移资金。简而言之,他们从毒品贸易中抽成,然后用这些钱资助他们在中东的行动。"Townsend补充说,真主党已成为"Tren de Aragua等毒品恐怖主义组织的主要资金和洗钱者",确保在可卡因流通时,与真主党相关的协助者通常会处理至少一部分收益。以色列Institute for National Security Studies高级研究员Dani Citrinowicz表示,真主党的影响力在很大程度上取决于该地区的黎巴嫩侨民。"在中南美洲,大部分什叶派侨民都是黎巴嫩裔,"他告诉Digital。"真主党是侨民与伊朗之间的联系者。"Citrinowicz说,该组织利用家庭关系、语言和社区机构来巩固其在拉丁美洲的影响力。"他们任命伊玛目,资助宗教中心并控制教育项目……通过这些网络,真主党可以与当地贩毒集团互动,销售毒品,并通过精心设计的方案将利润输送回黎巴嫩。"他说,这种作为连接者的角色使真主党在西半球变得不可或缺。"这种联系的起点和终点都是对西方,特别是对美国的敌意,"他说。"只要马杜罗还在位,伊朗人就会在那里。但如果马杜罗下台,伊朗将失去其在拉丁美洲最重要的活动据点。"Townsend表示,这种伙伴关系对双方都有利。"伊朗与马杜罗的合作使真主党能够在委内瑞拉运作。伊朗通过真主党在西方安全运作而免受起诉,而马杜罗及其官员则获得丰厚报酬。最终,马杜罗并不在乎——他和他的朋友们都从中获得了经济利益。"两位专家都指出,国家共谋是关键的推动因素。"在马杜罗和查韦斯领导下,委内瑞拉已成为哥伦比亚可卡因的主要转运枢纽,"Townsend说。"美国已有多项起诉和财政部OFAC的指定,将高级政府官员直接与利用国家基础设施——港口、空军基地,甚至军事护卫队——来运输大量可卡因联系起来。Cartel of the Suns的高级军官负责运营和保护这些货物。所有这些毒品资金是谁洗的?真主党。"Citrinowicz强调了伊朗对委内瑞拉权力结构的投资。"这种强化体现在几个方面:首先,也是最重要的是军事合作,特别是伊朗工厂为委内瑞拉军队制造无人机,以及Quds Force从伊朗经非洲飞往委内瑞拉的持续航班,"他说。"伊朗还在教导委内瑞拉如何规避制裁,并已向该经济体投资了数十亿美元。"专家们表示,华盛顿最好的施压手段在于切断资金来源。"我们需要积极打击并切断这些金融网络,"Townsend说。"当务之急是攻击金融和物流网络,起诉所有我们能起诉的人,并向马杜罗施压。如果我们能切断资金命脉,可卡因就不会那么有利可图了。"Citrinowicz同意这次袭击属于更广泛努力的一部分。"通过削弱马杜罗,美国削弱了伊朗在委内瑞拉的存在,并削弱了伊朗威胁美国本土的能力,"他说。"削弱委内瑞拉的最佳方式也是针对那里的伊朗存在。"对于华盛顿而言,专家们表示,真主党在委内瑞拉的毒品帝国不再仅仅是一个地区问题。它正日益被视为对美国本土安全的直接威胁。本文由第三方内容提供商提供。SeaPRwire (https://www.seaprwire.com/)对此不作任何保证或陈述。
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- Two fairs attracted some 16,000 buyers on-site- Survey results indicate respondents consider the growth prospects for the watch industry in the following target sales markets to be promising or very promising in the next two years: the Middle East, Taiwan, Korea, Latin America, Australia, and ASEAN countries; smart watches are considered to have the most significant growth potential.HONG KONG, Sep 7, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – The 44th HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and the 13th Salon de TIME, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Limited, and The Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Limited, successfully ended yesterday in physical fair format. Meanwhile, the Click2Match AI-driven business matching platform will remain open until 13 September, allowing global exhibitors and buyers to continue business discussions.Over the past five days, the physical fairs attracted some 16,000 trade buyers from 95 countries and regions on-site. Buyers from outside Hong Kong mainly came from Mainland China, Taiwan, India, Japan, the US, and ASEAN countries, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This highlights Hong Kong's pivotal position as a key global transshipment hub and sales centre for watches and clocks.Salon de TIME was open to the public for free for the second consecutive year. Together with CENTRESTAGE, which was held at the same time, the events attracted more than 19,000 public visits to purchase their favourite items. Around 400 watch and fashion brands were showcased on-site.HKTDC Deputy Executive Director Sophia Chong said: “The Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and Salon de TIME are annual highlights for the industry. This year, the events brought together over 650 exhibitors from 15 countries and regions. This year's exhibition featured pavilions from Guangzhou, Taiwan, the Swiss Independent Watchmakers Pavilion (SIWP), and the French pavilion by Francéclat. It also welcomed the return of exhibitors from Germany, Japan, Lebanon and the Netherlands. The number of brands at Salon de TIME reached a new post-pandemic high. Many exhibitors used the platform to launch innovative products showcasing exquisite craftsmanship, serving as a springboard for entering international and mainland markets. This underscores Hong Kong's vitality as a global hub for commerce and creativity.”She mentioned that a series of trade exhibitions will be held in the fall, including the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and electronicAsia, which will take place simultaneously from 13 to 16 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Following these, the HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) will be held from 27 to 30 October, and the Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo will run from 28 to 31 October, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and AsiaWorld-Expo, respectively. All four exhibitions will adopt the EXHIBITION+ hybrid model, allowing global buyers and exhibitors to continue discussions online after the physical fairs.Survey indicates that markets such as the Middle East and East Asia are viewed optimisticallyDuring the exhibition, the HKTDC conducted a survey, interviewing some 920 exhibitors and buyers on-site. The aim was to understand global trends in the watch industry, as well as exhibitors' and buyers' perspectives on the industry's outlook and product trends.The survey results show that 59% of respondents expect overall sales to grow in the next 12 to 24 months, while 36% anticipate that sales will remain stable. Respondents considered the growth prospects for the watch industry in the following target sales markets to be promising or very promising in the next two years: the Middle East (82%), Taiwan (79%), Korea (78%), Latin America (76%), Australia (76%), and ASEAN countries (73%).Regarding product trends, 47% of respondents consider smart watches to have the most significant growth potential, followed by fashion watches (30%), and casual watches (26%).The twin watch fairs unveiled industry trends; EXHIBITION+ plays a roleSaat ve Saat, which has over 160 points of sale in Türkiye, attended the two watch fairs again this year. The company's production manager Yusuf Eyilmez stated: “Through the business matching meetings on the smart platform click2match, and the physical meetings at the fair, we have procured automatic mechanical watches from the Hong Kong exhibitor Dailywin Watch Products Mfg Ltd. The annual order value is expected to reach US$1 million.”Su & Co Trading Company from Myanmar sells fashion watches through both online and physical stores. The company founder Su Hnin Aye stated: “This year, we have purchased US$600,000 worth of branded watches at the fair and have identified two new watch brands to introduce to the Myanmar market. We will also sign a sole distributor agreement with a brand at the Swiss Independent Watchmakers Pavilion (SIWP), Mathey Tissot.”At the fair, Hong Kong exhibitor Dayton Industrial launched the new Watch2Care TCM smart watch. The company's director Paul Yuen said: “We have invented this smart watch featuring digital pulsation analysis with TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) reports for preventive healthcare. During the exhibition, we introduced the features of our revolutionary smart watch to hundreds of both local and international buyers. We have found potential distributors from Germany, Mainland China, Singapore and the US. We are also excited to have received collaboration invitations from a Swiss watch movement company and a buyer from Myanmar. We aim to achieve an on-site sales turnover of HK$1.5 million.”Last year, the German brand Lilienthal Berlin introduced the world's first wristwatch with a case made from recycled coffee grounds at Salon de TIME. This year, they have innovated once again by bringing a new eco-friendly watch with a dial made from recycled tea leaves. The company's management director Ruby Young stated: “The new watch has garnered media attention, attracting buyers from around the globe to our booth. We have successfully identified potential distributors from Bangladesh and Israel and are in discussions with buyers from Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mainland China, the UAE, and the US.”Salon de TIME also featured several exhibitors showcasing “Guochao” series watches. This year, Sun International Concepts presented six renowned watch brands from Mainland China, including masterpieces by four independent watchmakers: Ma Xushu, Tan Zehua, Qian Guobiao, and Gong Xun. Company executive director David Sun mentioned that feedback from both the industry and the public is more enthusiastic compared to last year, and they have successfully found exclusive distributors at the fair to expand into the ASEAN market. Several watches were available for on-site retail purchase and the projected on-site sales are expected to reach six figures, representing a 10% increase over last year.The new zone Microbrands presents unique niche brands offering watches that are both affordable and stylish. First-time exhibitor and YouTube channel Watchcatavlog brought four microbrands. The channel’s founder Ciff Luk stated that they are in discussions with buyers from Canada, Taiwan, and the UAE regarding distributor collaborations. The brands also attracted numerous watch enthusiasts.For the second consecutive year, Salon de TIME was completely open to the public for free. Watch enthusiasts Jovi Ha, CK Hung and Ricky Tsang attended the event together and remarked: “This exhibition has truly broadened our horizons, allowing us to admire the exquisite craftsmanship of numerous high-quality brands all at once, and to have direct interaction with independent watchmakers. The diversity in watch styles available at the fair, along with their great value for money, led us to spend nearly HK$100,000 in total, purchasing multiple branded watches and leaving the event thoroughly satisfied.”Photo download: http://bit.ly/4gh0lu6The 44th HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and the 13th Salon de TIME successfully concluded in physical fair format yesterday, attracting some 16,000 buyers from 95 countries and regions on-siteAs a highlight of Salon de TIME, World Brand Piazza presented nine world-class watch brandsSalon de TIME was open to the public for free for the second consecutive year, allowing attendees to visit, shop, and participate in on-site events This year's fair featured pavilions from Guangzhou, Taiwan, Francéclat from France, and the Swiss Independent Watchmakers Pavilion (above)The Hong Kong International Watch Forum (above) and Asian Watch Conference hosted various experts to share the latest trade data and industry trends from around the world, to discuss strategies for the global watch industry's supply chain, and to delve into the artistic concepts behind independent watchmaking and micro brands.Salon de TIME welcomed brands from Mainland China and several independent watchmakers to present their “Guochao” series watches, including Shanghai Watch, Sea-Gull, FIYTA and Zbioland.The 42nd Hong Kong Watch Design Competition featured an open group and a student group; celebrity Bowie Cheung served as a guest judge and attended the awards ceremony.The fair featured a variety of exciting activities, including a watch parade (as shown in the image), Smart Bidding, watch engraving demonstrations, and watch appreciation paired with tea art experiences; additionally, a lucky draw offered generous prizes.HKTDC and Hong Kong Tourism Board (Destination Partner) offered travel and hospitality support to overseas buyers and journalists, including an Aqua Luna boat ride (as shown in the image), Muslim-friendly visit programme to the Hong Kong Palace Museum and Kowloon Masjid, Plaza Premium Lounge passes, and cultural booths at the Networking Reception.Media enquiriesPlease contact the HKTDC’s Communications & Public Affairs Department:Johnny Tsui Tel: (852) 2584 4395 Email: johnny.cy.tsui@hktdc.org WebsitesHong Kong Watch & Clock Fair: hkwatchfair.hktdc.comSalon de TIME: hkwatchfair.hktdc.com/teAbout HKTDCThe Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade. With over 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus. Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.acnnewswire.com