投稿者: Helen Davidson
One resident of the city who took part in pro-democracy demonstrations feels he can never return home but hopes one day to be reunited with his family“Leaving a place that I love was very difficult. We’re all Hong Kong people who come out to protest be…
Officers able to conduct raids without warrants and secretly monitor suspectsHong Kong police have been granted sweeping new powers, including the ability to conduct raids without a warrant and secretly monitor suspects, after controversial security la…
Hundreds of graduates found to have stolen identities and gaokao scores of others to get into higher educationChinese lawmakers are seeking to criminalise identity theft in college entrance exams, after revelations that hundreds of students in a single…
Protective measures taken and social media erased as both question how they can operateJournalists and lawyers in Hong Kong are scrambling to adapt as Chinese authorities set up the apparatus to enforce a controversial national security law, including …
City government declares slogan ‘subversive’ and says anyone using it risks prosecutionHong Kong on Thursday banned the most resonant slogan of its protest movement as those who had taken to the streets over the past year appeared to be laying low the …
Police reportedly interrogated lifelong fan who said he ‘felt an urge’ to voice his joy at club winning Premier League titleHong Kong media say police briefly detained a man in a Liverpool FC shirt who shouted “long live Liverpool” during anti-governme…
The British overseas national says he is ‘grateful for the courage shown by the UK’ in approving applicationThe UK has granted asylum to Simon Cheng, a former Hong Kong consulate worker who alleged he was tortured in China and accused of inciting polit…
Draft resolution clarifying four major offences put before top lawmaking body, state media reportsBeijing has tabled a draft of the Hong Kong national security laws before its top lawmaking body, indicating it intends to rush through the contentious le…
Human rights experts say plight of Karm Gilespie raises concerns over whether the death penalty is being ‘weaponised’ for foreign political gainOn Saturday Chinese officials announced Australian man, Karm Gilespie, had been sentenced to death for attem…
Verdict is political play at time of escalating tension with Australia, former detainees sayThe Australian man Karm Gilespie’s death sentence is diplomatic leverage deliberately created by China, a former investigator who was detained in China for two …
Restrictions on travel to and from China capital brought in as neighbourhoods sealed off and venues close Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBeijing authorities have described the city’s coronavirus outbreak as “extremely sever…
The US president may be the pro-democracy movement’s biggest backer, but some protesters feel they are being usedHong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has struggled to reconcile the support it has received from Donald Trump with his administrati…
‘Action arm’ will have intelligence-gathering capabilities, security chief says, as state media says legislators are working ‘day and night’ on new lawsHong Kong’s security chief has announced that a dedicated police unit is being set up and would be r…
Secretary of state says he is considering immigration option similar to move announced last week by UK The US is considering letting people who no longer “feel comfortable” in Hong Kong move to the US, secretary of state Mike Pompeo has suggested.The c…
Chinese city marks recovery milestone; English health officials voice concern over loosened lockdown; Brazil pass 500,000 casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Chinese city of Wuhan, where the Covid-19 pandemic began, rep…