2023/03/16 |
Veteran Hong Kong Labor Rights Activist Arrested on Suspicion of Foreign Collusion
Elizabeth Tang, a veteran Hong Kong labor activist, was arrested after she visited her husband Lee Cheuk Yan, who’s in jail for organizing and participating in several unauthorized assemblies between 2019 and 2020.
2023/02/08 |
Landmark Trial Opens for Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists
Thirty-one of the 47 pleaded guilty before the case came to trial. According to the prosecutor, four of the 47 defendants are set to testify against the 16 who did not plead guilty.
2023/01/05 |
Beijing Empowers Hong Kong Chief Executive To Direct Local Courts on National Security-related Trials
The immediate effect is that Jimmy Lai would lose his right to hire an overseas lawyer to defend against foreign collusion charges, which could lead to a maximum life sentence.
2022/12/20 |
Hong Kong Launches a National Security Legal Battle Against Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai’s case could be complicated as six former staff members of Apple Daily and Next Digital pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit collusion last year.
2022/10/28 |
Judicial Repression Becomes the Norm in Hong Kong
As of 2022, more than 100 civil society organizations and trade unions have been dissolved or closed in Hong Kong under the threat of the National Security Law.
2022/04/06 |
Youth Politics in East And Southeast Asia
Traditional parties are up against an unstoppable force of young activists set to shape democracy in the region.
2022/03/31 |
UK Withdraws Its Judges From Hong Kong’s Top Court
Britain said keeping its judges in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal would “legitimize oppression” under a controversial security law in the former colony.
2021/09/08 |
Hong Kong Labels the Host of Tiananmen Vigil and Other Civic Groups as ‘Foreign Agents’ To Justify Clampdown
Members of the HK Alliance were arrested after the police labelled the group a “political organization” and a “foreign agent.”
2021/08/06 |
US Announces Temporary 'Safe Haven' for Hong Kong Residents
U.S. President Joe Biden said the "significant erosion" of rights and "politically motivated arrests" were behind the move. Hong Kong residents in the U.S. can now extend their stay.
2021/07/28 |
Hong Kong Hands Down First Guilty Sentence on Terrorism and Inciting Secession Charges Under National Security Law
The convicted protester Tong Ying-kit could face life in prison
2021/03/31 |
How Hong Kong Lost Its Academic Freedom in 2020
The city now ranks lower than Russia and Vietnam, according to a study on global academic freedom.
2021/03/05 |
Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Activists Kept in Custody
A Hong Kong court has ordered 47 pro-democracy activists to be held behind bars as they await trial in late May. Though 15 were initially granted bail in a marathon arraignment hearing, that decision is now under review.
2021/02/03 |
Will UK Hong Kong Immigration Program Trigger an Exodus?
Millions of Hong Kong residents are eligible for a fast-track U.K. citizenship program. Two young emigrants said escaping the long arm of Beijing is worth the struggle of starting over in a foreign country.
2020/12/11 |
China Limits Travel by Some US Officials To Hong Kong
China is restricting travel by some U.S. officials to Hong Kong after the U.S. imposed sanctions and a travel ban on 14 Chinese officials.
2020/12/09 |
Hong Kong Police Arrest Eight Over ‘Unauthorized’ Protest
Eight Hong Kong activists in connection with a protest on July 1 have been arrested for defying a rally ban and violating the newly-imposed national security law.
2020/12/03 |
Opinion: Joshua Wong’s Imprisonment in Hong Kong Is Persecution by Prosecution
Local Council Member Michael Mo warns authorities could go after all Hong Kongers arrested in the pro-democracy protests. Mo also says that Joshua Wong’s sentence could trigger a new wave of protests and a mass exodus.
2020/11/27 |
Will Singapore or Taiwan Replace Hong Kong as Asia’s Financial Hub?
If Hong Kong ends up being just another Chinese megacity, it will lose its role as a leading financial center. Could Taiwan or Singapore serve as alternatives?
2020/10/28 |
China Arrests Hong Kong Student Near US Consulate
Tony Chung, the Hong Kong activist who has been arrested in July under the new national security law, was arrested again outside the U.S. consulate just as he tried to seek asylum.