カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee, Margaret Ng and four others had their convictions for organising an unauthorised assembly overturned Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates have had part of their convictions quashed by Hong Kong’s court of a…
Australian lawyer and China bounty target Kevin Yam still believes it is important to pursue diplomacy with BeijingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian citizen who the Hong Kong authorities have vowed t…
Remi Lucidi, 30, who had a large social media following, found dead on a patio at apartment block A man identified as the French climber Remi Lucidi has been found dead in Hong Kong and is believed to have fallen from a high-rise building while attempt…
Pro-democracy leader who now lives in UK argues UK government is doing too little about Chinese threatWhen Finn Lau woke one morning this month to dozens of messages urging him to take care, he was confused as to what had happened. But he was not distr…
Chief executive, who is under US sanctions over role implementing city’s national security law, will not be invited to November eventThe United States will not invite Hong Kong’s chief executive, who faces US sanctions, to visit San Francisco during No…
Judge refuses Hong Kong government’s request for injunction against Glory to Hong Kong, saying it could have chilling effectHong Kong’s high court has rejected a government attempt to ban a protest song, Glory to Hong Kong, saying an injunction could c…
Mimi Mi Wahng Yuen, daughter of wanted pro-democracy activist Elmer Yuen, taken for questioning, according to local mediaHong Kong national security police have reportedly detained the daughter, son, and daughter-in-law of a wanted activist, in the lat…
Families of Dennis Kwok and Christopher Mung questioned this week as pressure on dissidents growsHong Kong’s national security police raided the homes of relatives of two exiled activists this week, stepping up pressure on the dissidents who have HK$1m…
Relatives of pro-democracy activist taken in for questioning days after bounties issued for political exilesPolice in Hong Kong have raided the home of Nathan Law’s family, taking relatives of the UK-exiled pro-democracy activist away for questioning.O…
Arrests comes days after Hong Kong issued warrants for eight overseas-based dissidentsHong Kong police have arrested a fifth person accused of supporting overseas activists who allegedly endangered national security, in a further expansion of a governm…
Community groups accuse leadership of Wai Yin Society of having ‘unusually close’ ties with CCPA consortium of Hong Kong community groups have accused the UK government’s flagship programme for welcoming Hongkongers of funding an organisation with alle…
The Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok said she was determined not to back down even as Hong Kong police issued her and seven other overseas-based protesters with arrest warrants for alleged national security offences.Announcing the warrants, J…
Hong Kong chief executive John Lee said the only way for eight overseas-based Hong Kong activists to end their lives ‘on the run’ was ‘through surrender’. Hong Kong police issued arrest warrants for the activists 24 hours earlier, accusing them of offe…
Many critics will still feel unsafe in their adopted homes even if western governments can be trusted not to turn them overChina accuses UK of protecting ‘fugitives’ after bounty put on Hong Kong democracy activistsIn Hong Kong, wanted suspects can fet…
Chinese embassy in London tells UK to ‘stop interfering’ in China’s affairs, as Hong Kong leader says overseas activists will be ‘pursued for life’China has accused the UK of protecting fugitives after the British foreign secretary criticised Hong Kong…