カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Warrants criticised as ‘indictment’ of judiciary with three of those targeted, including Nathan Law, thought to be in UKHong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for eight overseas activists days after the third anniversary of the introduction of a …
Citizens’ Radio to close on third anniversary of national security law that has led to demise of several other liberal media outletsHong Kong’s pro-democracy online Citizens’ Radio station will cease operations on Friday owing to what its founder descr…
Version of the song that rose to fame during 2019 pro-democracy protests disappear from platforms including Spotify, iTunes and FacebookVersions of Glory to Hong Kong, the unofficial anthem of the city’s pro-democracy movement in 2019, have disappeared…
Annual vigil replaced by pro-Beijing carnival but some still manage to mark massacre amid heavy police presenceFor the past three years, Hong Kong authorities have gone to great lengths to stop people from lighting candles in Victoria Park and publicly…
Hong Kong police have detained several pro-democracy figures including the well-known activist Alexandra Wong for trying to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in China. For years, Hongkongers held candlelight vigi…
At least 20 people detained, including activist Alexandra Wong and leader of opposition party, as hundreds of police conduct stop and search operationsHong Kong police have detained more than 20 people, including prominent pro-democracy figures, on the…
Police say four arrested for ‘seditious’ acts while a further four taken away on suspicion of breaching the peaceHong Kong police detained eight people, including activists and artists, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square cra…
Communication sent to Beijing government says media mogul’s prosecutions relate to his criticism of ChinaA group of UN experts have expressed “grave concern” over the arrest and detention of Jimmy Lai, a former media mogul in Hong Kong who has been cha…
Lawyers acting for pro-democracy activist argued that proceedings could be biased due to judge selectionHong Kong’s high court has rejected an attempt by lawyers acting for the jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai to have his national security trial…
Seven admit rioting, while another six face additional charges carrying a maximum sentence of life in prisonA Hong Kong court has began the trial of 13 people over the storming and ransacking of the city’s legislature in 2019, which was an unprecedente…
Group was among the last opposition parties, as political dissent has been banned since 2020’s security lawThe Civic party, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy groups, has voted to disband because of a leadership vacuum, after its members w…
Thousands of residents withdraw consent in apparent protest at potential donation agreement with the mainland Thousands of Hongkongers have opted out of the city’s organ donor registry, seemingly as a form of subtle protest against proposals to establi…
Long-serving officers have left and generous incentives are not enough to fill vacancies in what is today seen as a brutish arm of the Chinese stateKevin Wan*, in his 40s, resigned from the Hong Kong police force after a career of over two decades.“I n…
Publications targeted include those about protest and subjects Beijing deems politically sensitiveBooks about the Tiananmen Square massacre, Hong Kong protest movements, and other subjects deemed politically sensitive by Beijing have been removed from …
Leading global media figures among signatories backing publisher, hit with wave of ‘lawfare’ including legislation to stop him hiring UK barristerMore than 100 journalists and editors have signed an open letter calling for the immediate release of Jimm…