カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Ma Chun-man, who carried the superhero’s shield and chanted pro-democracy slogans at rallies, was convicted under new security lawsA Hong Kong man known as “Captain America” for carrying the superhero’s shield at protest rallies has been sentenced to m…
Multibillion-dollar M+ struggles to find a balance between artistic expression and political censorshipA senior Hong Kong cultural official said freedom of expression was not above a China-imposed national security law, on the eve of the opening of a c…
Prosecutors successfully claim criticism of Hong Kong crackdown by US and UK shows Cheung Kim-hung has links to foreign political groupsA Hong Kong newspaper executive on trial for national security offences had his bail denied in part because of comme…
German decision comes amid swelling fourth wave; figures show slightly slower growth in positive tests but officials urge cautionPfizer pills highly effective at preventing Covid deaths, trial suggestsChinese journalist jailed over Covid reporting ‘clo…
Lawyers say ruling is ‘highly significant’ and likely to impact future prosecutions amid intensifying national security crackdownHong Kong’s top court has quashed attempts by the city’s government to prosecute people for rioting or illegal assembly eve…
Tony Chung, the founder of a pro-independence group, was taken into custody in 2020 at a coffee shop close to the US consulateA Hong Kong court has found the former leader of pro-independence group Studentlocalism guilty of secession and money launderi…
The 2019 protests spawned documentaries that may never see broad release amid growing intolerance of anything linked to the fight for democracyWhen the DVD came back shattered, it felt like a sign. The creators of Hong Kong protest documentary, Inside …
Counter-meeting attendees urge leaders not to let China off hook over human rights abuses in return for climate cooperationLegislators from around the world have gathered on the fringes of the G20 summit in Rome to protest against the presence of the C…
Carrie Lam appears willing to sacrifice city’s reputation as an international business centre to please Beijing’s push for zero CovidSee all our coronavirus coverageIt used to be an international business centre, the bustling, vibrant commercial gatewa…
Identity in focus ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics after Hong Kong’s most successful summer Games inflamed old tensionsIn July, more than 5,000 people gathered along the sides of the APM shopping centre in Hong Kong on a Monday night. They waved flags …
Human rights watchdog cites staff safety among reasons over decision to leave city for first time in 40 yearsAmnesty International will close its Hong Kong offices by the end of the year, citing concerns for the safety of staff trying to operate under …
City has become a politically hypersensitive environment since introduction of national security law last yearHong Kong marathon runners were ordered to cover up “political” slogans and tattoos before being allowed to compete at the first major sportin…
Louise Ho says activity undermines China’s trade restrictions against Australia and she will ‘pursue it diligently’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingRampant smuggling of Australian rock lobsters into mainland China is a national secu…
Pillar of Shame to be taken down amid China-imposed crackdown, with its Danish sculptor ‘shocked’ at plan to ‘desecrate’ memorialThe University of Hong Kong has ordered the removal of a statue commemorating protesters killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen S…
City’s leader announces initiative as thousands still await trial, and also reveals project for new metropolisHong Kong will build a new megacourt to address a shortage of space as it works through a backlog of the thousands arrested during the 2019 ma…