カテゴリー: Protest
China’s national security law has reinvigorated a protest movement that began with opposition to an extradition billWhen Freeman Yim stepped out to join a peaceful demonstration against a controversial extradition bill on 9 June last year, he never kne…
Fear of mainland China is driving dissidents, parents and business people to take Boris Johnson’s path to citizenshipArthur fears that as the Chinese Communist party tightens its grip on Hong Kong, his kids’ education will be undermined. Gloria Siu is …
Protesters in Hong Kong have defied a police ban to mark the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown with a vigil, as the city’s legislature passed a law criminalising the mocking of China’s national anthem. Many fear this year’s commem…
Student protesters and journalists in 1989 recall the joy and hope before the crackdownIt was mid-morning in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on 1 June, 1989. Someone had turned on a boombox playing 80s disco music, and people began to dance. A young couple…
Student protesters and journalists in 1989 recall the joy and hope before the crackdownIt was mid-morning in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on 1 June, 1989. Someone had turned on a boombox playing 80s disco music, and people began to dance. A young couple…
Protesters defy police ban as legislation prohibits mockery of Chinese anthemThousands of people have defied a police ban in Hong Kong to mourn the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre, after the city’s legislature passed a law criminalising the mo…
Secretary of state says he is considering immigration option similar to move announced last week by UK The US is considering letting people who no longer “feel comfortable” in Hong Kong move to the US, secretary of state Mike Pompeo has suggested.The c…
Beijing’s attempts to bring the territory to heel since handover have resulted in pushback and protestBeijing’s rubber-stamp parliament is to vote to move forward with a national security law for Hong Kong, in an unprecedented push that many fear will …
Hong Kong police used teargas, pepper spray and water cannon on crowds as thousands rallied against Beijing’s declaration that it intends to impose national security laws on the semi-autonomous region – a highly criticised move because of the ‘one coun…
Hong Kong police used teargas, pepper spray and water cannon on crowds as thousands rallied against Beijing’s declaration that it intends to impose national security laws on the semi-autonomous region – a highly criticised move because of the ‘one coun…
Armoured vehicles and water cannon deployed earlier to tackle protests amid China plans to force through security lawsHong Kong police have fired teargas at crowds after thousands of people took to the streets in protest against Beijing’s extraordinary…
Campaigners object to Beijing’s proposed laws against ‘treason and subversion’, which follow months of protestsBeijing’s parliament has announced that it will discuss controversial national security laws for Hong Kong in a dramatic escalation of China’…
Government accused of using coronavirus as a pretext to ban march on 4 June, the anniversary of the massacreOrganisers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil have urged people to “be water” and find their own ways to hold commemorations after coronaviru…
Report defends crackdown despite international outrage and allegations of brutalityActivists and legal experts have condemned a report by Hong Kong’s police watchdog, which found the force’s response to the city’s protests to be justified and within re…
Pro-Beijing leader pledges to overhaul school system, after weekend of heavy-handed police actionHong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader, Carrie Lam, has vowed to overhaul the city’s education system, saying its liberal studies curriculum helped to fuel last ye…