Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 5 min read 100% complete by Amy Hawkins, Geneva Abdul and Tory ShepherdDecember 11, 2025 at 05:30 AM

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Sexually explicit letters and posters targeting exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Carmen Lau and Ted Hui have been sent to addresses in the UK and Australia. The letters, purporting to be from Lau, included digitally faked, sexualized images of her and were mailed to her former neighbors in Maidenhead, UK from Macau. In Australia, posters falsely advertising Hui's wife as a sex worker were emailed to his boss and sent to people in Adelaide. Lau and Hui are both wanted by Hong Kong police for national security offenses. Lau described the letters as an escalation of transnational repression specifically targeting women, while Hui stated he had anticipated such harassment. These incidents mark a new level of personal and sexualized attacks against critics of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Macau 50% UK ×250% Australia 50% Hong Kong ×480% Carmen Lau ×4100% Ted Hui ×2100%

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sexually explicit letters 100% transnational harassment 90% pro-democracy activists 80% hong kong exiles 70% carmen lau 70% ted hui 60% digital fakes 60% deepfakes 60% political repression 50% chinese communist party 50%