カテゴリー: Hong Kong
Lai has been detained since December 2020, with western nations and rights groups calling for his releaseThe closing arguments in the national security trial against jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai were postponed on Thursday after the Asian fina…
Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and floodingLarge parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issu…
Exclusive: Thames Valley police requested Carmen Lau ‘avoid public gatherings’ after neighbours received bounty lettersA former Hong Kong politician and prominent democracy campaigner has accused British police of asking her to “self-censor” and “retre…
Authorities accuse activists linked to pro-democracy group Hong Kong Parliament of subversionHong Kong’s national security police have issued arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas, accusing them of subversion under a stringent national securi…
Authorities axe flights and school classes as typhoon closes in, with China’s Hainan and Guangdong provinces also on high alertHong Kong issued its highest tropical cyclone warning as Typhoon Wipha battered the city, with authorities cancelling school …
Government framework to recognise ‘core rights’ said to barely reach minimum ordered by court rulingDino Wong and Geoffrey Yu count themselves among the lucky ones. The Hong Kong couple were married in 2019, in a hastily arranged trip to the US Pacifi…
Proposal is latest in a series of rules and legislation that have cracked down on the city’s pro-democracy movementA new code of conduct in Hong Kong will require legislators to “sincerely support” Beijing’s jurisdiction on the city and the chief execu…
Messages advise staff to also warn students off celebrations to avoid violating national security lawTeachers in Hong Kong have been warned to keep themselves and students away from any US Independence Day celebrations as they may breach national secur…
Players face possible arrest for downloading Taiwan-developed Reversed Front: Bonfire, which lets them ‘overthrow the communist regime’Hong Kong police have warned people against downloading a Taiwan-developed mobile game which they say is “secessionis…
Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisonedJailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the…
Among those freed was long-time political and LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham, who also led one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groupsFour people jailed in the landmark national security trial of the “Hong Kong 47”, the pro-democracy figures accused of …
Inland revenue targets eight outlets, union, 20 journalists and their families with supposed ‘random’ checksHong Kong authorities have targeted journalists and media outlets with what are supposed to be “random” tax audits, in a move the industry union…
Call for UK PM to act urgently over pro-democracy campaigner who has spent 1,602 days in solitary confinementFormer prisoners and hostages wrongly held abroad have urged the UK prime minister to urgently secure the release of the pro-democracy campaign…
Ministers claim sale in Hong Kong is unlawful and are demanding repatriation of sacred relics buried in third-century BCThe Indian government has issued a legal notice to halt the “unethical” auction of ancient gem relics, which it said should be treat…
Arrests are the first case of the city’s national security law being used to target the relatives of pro-democracy campaignersHuman rights groups have condemned the arrest of relatives of Anna Kwok, an exiled pro-democracy activist who is wanted by the…