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Meeting called with Germany’s consul general to lodge objections in what Hong Kong regards as ‘internal matters’ to ChinaHong Kong has accused Germany of “harbouring criminals” after it granted asylum to a student who fled charges over last year’s pro-…
Read MorePham Doan Trang was charged with opposing the state just after the country held talks with the US on human rightsVietnamese authorities have arrested Pham Doan Trang – one of the nation’s most prominent independent journalists.Trang was detained on Tue…
Read MoreTeacher accused of violating legislation, reportedly discussing freedom of speech with pupilsA Hong Kong primary school teacher has been deregistered after being accused of using pro-independence materials in class, reportedly to teach students about t…
Read MoreAllegation follows new law that lets Hong Kong ask for sensitive data if deemed to threaten national securityBig technology companies may already be complying with secret Chinese requests for user information held in Hong Kong and ought to “come clean”…
Read MoreHamilton says ban is ‘retaliation’ after Australia revoked visas of Chinese academics Chen Hong and Li JianjunChina has banned Australian academic Clive Hamilton and researcher Alex Joske from entering the country, with state media dubbing the pair “an…
Read MoreProminent dissident explains how she came to doubt her fervent beliefs in party orthodoxy In the mid-1990s, Cai Xia, a devout believer in Chinese communist doctrine, experienced her first moment of doubt.She was a teacher at the central party school fo…
Read MorePro-democracy rallies continue with large event due to be held in Bangkok on SundayA prominent student protest leader in Thailand has been arrested on charges of sedition as pro-democracy rallies continued across the country.Parit Chiwarak, 22, whose a…
Read MoreApple Daily founder and pro-democracy activist returns to office following arrest under national security lawThe Hong Kong pro-democracy figure and media mogul Jimmy Lai received a hero’s welcome as he returned to his newspaper after being arrested on …
Read MoreFears Beijing would export its strict control of the media to Hong Kong have been borne out by arrest of pro-democracy media mogul and raid on his paperHong Kong rallies around Apple Daily after arrest of founder Jimmy Lai On Monday when Zoe*, a local …
Read MoreReporters for independent outlets, many in rural areas, say pressure won’t deter them from covering embarrassing storiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFacing a continuing upward trajectory in Covid-19 cases, the Indian gove…
Read MoreThe law professor has been released six days after a police raid at his Beijing home, friends sayA Beijing law professor who has been an outspoken critic of China’s president, Xi Jinping, and the ruling Communist party was released on Sunday after six …
Read MorePolice 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 …
Read MorePolice say arrests made for offences including some under national security lawsProtests erupt as China brings in controversial new security law – liveHong Kong police have arrested more than 180 protesters on the first day of life under the controvers…
Read MoreMeetings 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 …
Read MoreCampaigners 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’…
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