カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Foreign ministry responds to west’s human rights claims, saying countries should ‘face up to their own problems’China has rejected accusations of human rights abuse and economic coercion, made by G7 foreign ministers, accusing them of “blatantly meddli…
Activist Joshua Wong separately sentenced over Tiananmen vigil protest in 2020A court in Hong Kong has sentenced three people to years in jail on riot convictions, despite no evidence they were actually involved in rioting. In a separate case, the acti…
Authorities accused of ‘blackmailing’ workers over plan to make vaccine a condition of getting a jobCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong’s government has sparked discrimination concerns over plans to force hundreds of t…
Bar association and activists decry Beijing-type immigration act with ‘exit ban’ powersHong Kong has passed a new immigration law that includes powers to stop people entering or leaving the city, raising fears of Chinese mainland-style “exit bans” in t…
Authorities lambast British-born Paul Harris for criticising treatment of pro-democracy campaignersBeijing and Hong Kong authorities have accused the British-born head of Hong Kong’s bar association of being an “anti-China politician” after he criticis…
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Case against RTHK producer Bao Choy has become central to Hong Kong authorities’ press clampdownAn award-winning Hong Kong news producer has been found guilty of criminal conduct after she accessed a public database while investigating an attack at a c…
Analysis: Tycoon and pro-democracy activist’s 14-month jail sentence is only the start of his problemsHong Kong pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 monthsThe sentencing of the high-profile Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai may offer a foretas…
Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Lee Cheuk-yan and Jimmy Lai have been jailed or received suspended sentencesHong Kong pro-democracy figures given jail terms of up to 18 monthsThe veteran activists and politicians Martin Lee, Jimmy Lai, Margaret Ng and Lee Che…
Media mogul Jimmy Lai and veteran activist Lee Cheuk-yan each sentenced to 14 months over protestsA court in Hong Kong has handed down a mixture of prison and suspended sentences to 10 of the territory’s most prominent pro-democracy figures, including …
Kindergartens given specially themed puzzles and others taught to ‘safeguard homeland’ on National Security Education dayHong Kong school students as young as three have been given national-security themed puzzles as part of activities to mark the city…
Media mogul writes from prison that ‘freedom of speech is a dangerous job’ but journalists must uphold justice The Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has told his staff to “stand tall” in a letter from prison, days before being …
UK grants protection to pro-democracy figure who is regarded by Beijing as ‘criminal suspect’ Chinese authorities have accused the UK of sheltering a “criminal suspect” after it granted asylum to Hong Kong activist and former politician Nathan Law.Law,…
Lee Cheuk-yan says he and fellow accused Jimmy Lai and Yeung Sum did nothing wrong A prominent Hong Kong activist, Lee Cheuk-yan has declared “history will absolve” those on trial, after he pleaded guilty with the media mogul Jimmy Lai to taking part i…
Authorities say collapse of travel during Covid has forced smugglers to make bulk shipments instead of using drug mulesHong Kong police have announced a record-breaking 700kg cocaine seizure with officers suspecting the huge shipment was smuggled into …