カテゴリー: Protest
Protesters have held up blank pieces of white paper to avoid using slogans banned under a new national security law in Hong Kong on Monday.The law, which was imposed by China after anti-government protests last year, has made it illegal to shout slogan…
Residents use wordplay including repurposed Chinese Communist party dogma to express frustration Hongkongers are finding creative ways to voice dissent after Beijing blanketed the city in a new security law and police began arresting people displaying …
Guardian readers in or from Hong Kong share their views on the new national security lawIn late May, a week after Chinese officials announced a plan to impose a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, the Guardian issued a callout to people who be…
The pro-democracy politician, continuing the fight from abroad, says the international front is keyThree years ago, Nathan Law was jailed for several months over his role in pro-democracy “umbrella movement” protests in Hong Kong. But even in prison, h…
Campaigner Simon Cheng, granted asylum in UK, says shadow parliament would send ‘clear signal’ to BeijingHong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament-in-exile to preserve democracy and send a message to Chi…
City government declares slogan ‘subversive’ and says anyone using it risks prosecutionHong Kong on Thursday banned the most resonant slogan of its protest movement as those who had taken to the streets over the past year appeared to be laying low the …
Police use water cannon and pepper spray as people take to the streets to protest new security law introduced by ChinaHundreds arrested on first day of new lawsBoris Johnson says China breaking treaty with UKAnalysis: security laws usher in new era of …
Beijing move to stamp out anti-government protests poses diplomatic test for UKEuropean leaders condemned China’s “deplorable decision” to press ahead with its new security laws in Hong Kong, warning that it will speed up the reassessment of China as a…
Campaigners fear ‘disturbing’ legislation aimed at quashing protests will target themHong Kong activists have deleted social media profiles and closed down campaign groups after Beijing passed a new security law for the territory that many fear could l…
Protesters with pro-democracy movement ‘face the dangers of prosecution’, says advocate, as protection visa applications increaseProtesters involved in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement are applying for Australia’s protection in growing numbers, offic…
The US president may be the pro-democracy movement’s biggest backer, but some protesters feel they are being usedHong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has struggled to reconcile the support it has received from Donald Trump with his administrati…
Meetings on Tiananmen Square massacre and Hong Kong crisis were taken down because Communist government complainedZoom has admitted it suspended the accounts of human rights activists at the behest of the Chinese government and suggested it will block …
John Munro on his slave-owning ancestor, Martin Wright on corporate irresponsibility in India, Peter McKenna on class awareness, Jane Darling on black and white history, Brian Keegan on anti-Irish racism, Dorothy Chang on ‘yellow history’ and Barbara H…
Fifty-three demonstrators arrested after ignoring ban on gatherings to mark one year of protestsMore than 50 people were arrested in Hong Kong on Tuesday night after thousands of protesters took to the streets in defiance of a police order to mark the …
Hong Kong used to be seen as cautious, pragmatic and materialistic. But in the past year, an increasingly bold protest movement has transformed the city. Now, as Beijing tightens its grip, how much longer can the movement survive? By Tania Branigan and…