カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Amid ongoing unrest, judge calls for establishment of independent complaints system The Hong Kong government breached its bill of rights on protection from torture and cruel treatments by failing to provide an independent mechanism for complaints about…
Foreign ministers from the UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand say new rules in city are attempt to silence criticsThe Five Eyes intelligence sharing group has said China’s imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong ap…
Justice department pushes to install national security judge in case as three pro-democracy legislators arrested over unruly scenes during debateHong Kong’s department of justice has asked that a national security judge take over the trial of an activi…
As Beijing tightens its grip, opposition groups fear that their support base is dwindlingHong Kong’s battered pro-democracy opposition faces a bleak political future after a week that saw the entire bloc resign from the city’s legislature to protest at…
UK foreign secretary says banning of opposition lawmakers is ‘clear breach’ of Sino-British joint declarationBeijing’s imposition of new rules disqualifying opposition legislators in Hong Kong constitutes a breach of legally binding international commi…
Washington accuses Beijing of ‘flagrant violation’ of commitments and says one party, two systems ideal is ‘now merely a fig leaf’Hong Kong and Chinese officials could face further sanctions from the United States over a new law that disqualified four …
Hong Kong has plunged further into crisis, as a new law imposed by Beijing allowing the disqualification of ‘unpatriotic’ opposition members led to the immediate disqualification of four sitting legislators.The move prompted the entire pro-democra…
Mass resignation after ousting of four ‘unpatriotic’ legislators leaves council with no opposition membersOn Thursday, Hong Kong’s legislature will look remarkably more like its counterpart in mainland China. It will sit without any opposition lawmaker…
Outrage after Beijing imposes new law allowing disqualification of ‘unpatriotic’ legislatorsHong Kong has plunged further into crisis as a new law imposed by Beijing allowing the disqualification of “unpatriotic” opposition members prompted the entire …
Citizens urged to report suspected breaches of controversial security lawHong Kong police have received more than 2,500 tip-offs since the launch of a hotline for people to report suspected breaches of the city’s sweeping national security law.The mult…
Tip-offs for alleged breaches of national security law could tear city apart, says one lawyerHong Kong police have launched a hotline for the city’s residents to inform anonymously on anyone they allege has broken a sweeping new national security law.C…
Consul general in territory says contingency arrangements in place to bring 300,000 homeCanada has drawn up plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of its citizens from Hong Kong if needs be, but officials have cautioned they can do little for pro-demo…
Choy Yuk-ling reportedly held over film about claims of police collusion with armed thugsHong Kong police have arrested a journalist at a public broadcaster, reportedly in relation to a documentary about the 2019 Yuen Long incident, when police were ac…
The legislators were arrested over a May parliamentary hearing that saw lawmakers clash violently over control of a subcommitteeHong Kong police have arrested seven pro-democracy legislators over a parliamentary meeting which descended into violence in…
Tong Chung, who was arrested on Tuesday as he attempted to shelter in the US consulate, is the second to be charged under national security law A Hong Kong court has denied bail to a 19-year-old activist who was arrested under the national security law…