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NGOs and bookshops are closing, media organisations are leaving and democracy activists are on trial“Ideas are bulletproof”. Three words, stamped out in multicolour tiles above a doorway, represented one of the last vestiges of Hong Kong’s once vibrant…
Read MoreNews service says it closed bureau after passing of new national security law known as Article 23US-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA) has closed its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns for its staff in the wake of a new national security law known as Arti…
Read MoreThe law, which covers treason, insurrection, theft of state secrets and espionage, sabotage, and external interference, follows a crackdown on dissentOn 19 March 2024, the Hong Kong government passed the Safeguarding National Security law, also known a…
Read MoreLaw, which has in effect silenced opposition, comes into force with penalties of up to life in prison for treason and insurrectionHong Kong’s new national security law came into force on Saturday, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to …
Read MoreBeijing dismisses chorus of concern from western governments over punitive new law as slanderChina has accused western governments and the United Nations of slander after they criticised Hong Kong’s new national security law, which was rushed through t…
Read MoreLatest legislative crackdown on dissent and international collaboration likely to scare off some businesses, say criticsHong Kong was once Asia’s world city, a global financial hub and business gateway to China. But the passage of new national security…
Read MoreEuropean Union joins chorus of criticism of Article 23, which includes harsh new penalties for offences such as insurrection, sedition and espionageThe European Union has sounded the alarm over Hong Kong’s new national security bill, saying it had the …
Read MoreCritics say national security law cracking down on offences such as insurrection will further erode civil libertiesHong Kong’s parliament has passed a controversial national security law granting the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen …
Read MoreSome artists have taken their work to Brussels, saying they no longer feel safe, yet the art market back home continues to boomFrom a rocky perch a larger-than-life rendition of a female protester, clad in a hard hat and a gas mask, gazes over a city i…
Read MoreSentences of nearly seven years handed down over 2019 action that was pivotal moment in uprising against Chinese ruleA Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to jail terms of up to seven years over the storming of the city’s legislature in 2019 at the…
Read MoreLai’s supporters say evidence of Andy Li should not be relied upon as it was obtained through torture A key prosecution witness in the trial of Jimmy Lai took the stand in a Hong Kong court on Wednesday, giving evidence that the UN’s special rapporteur…
Read MoreDebate has begun on Article 23 – legislation designed to bring laws closer to those of mainland ChinaHong Kong’s government has released the draft text of a new national security law that would further tighten control on the city and bring its laws clo…
Read MorePolice investigate after employee says she was tricked into sending money to fraudsters posing as senior officers at her firmHong Kong police have launched an investigation after an employee at an unnamed company claimed she was duped into paying HK$20…
Read MoreThe city’s chief executive, John Lee, announced a public consultation period after claiming advocates of independence are ‘still lurking in our society’Hong Kong’s government has announced a public consultation period for a new national security law, t…
Read MoreFirst two episodes inaccessible to viewers in city, with some attributing censorship to umbrella protest scenesAmazon’s big-ticket series Expats, set and filmed in Hong Kong, is not available for viewing in the city despite being billed as a worldwide …
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