Pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hit back at the United States on June 22, accusing U.S. officials of trying to “beautify” actions that endangered national security. Lam was responding to U.S. criticism of the Hong Kong government’s actions against local pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily in her weekly press conference. On June 17, some 500…
Hong Kong Leader Defends Apple Daily Raid Amid Rising Global Condemnation
June 22, 2021
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‘We Will Press On’: Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Paper Says After Police Raid, Arrest of Executives
June 17, 2021
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Apple Daily will persist in Hong Kong, even though press freedom is “hanging by a thread,” said the local newspaper in an open letter to readers on Thursday after 500 police raided its headquarters and arrested five of its staff in the morning. Hong Kong police confiscated a large number of journalistic materials and electronic…
Hong Kong’s Press Freedom in Question After Police Raid Newsroom Critical of Beijing
June 17, 2021
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International rights groups on Thursday slammed Hong Kong authorities after local police mobilized over 500 officers in a raid on the headquarters of local newspaper Apple Daily. The raid resulted in the arrest of five directors of the newspaper under the Beijing’s draconian national security law. They were accused of violating Article 29 of the…
Hong Kong Police Raid Newsroom of Pro-Democracy Paper, Arrests Executives
June 17, 2021
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International rights groups on Thursday slammed Hong Kong authorities after local police mobilized over 500 officers in a raid on the headquarters of local newspaper Apple Daily. The raid resulted in the arrest of five directors of the newspaper under the Beijing’s draconian national security law. They were accused of violating Article 29 of the…
Hong Kong Police Raid Newsroom of Pro-Democracy Paper, Arrest Executives
June 17, 2021
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International rights groups on Thursday slammed Hong Kong authorities after local police mobilized over 500 officers in a raid on the headquarters of local newspaper Apple Daily. The raid resulted in the arrest of five directors of the newspaper under the Beijing’s draconian national security law. They were accused of violating Article 29 of the…
US Commission Says Hong Kong Activist Agnes Chow Should Never Have Been Imprisoned
June 13, 2021
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The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, on June 12 spoke out against the imprisonment of Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow. Chow, 24, was released from prison on Saturday morning after serving more than six months for taking part in an unauthorized protest near the police headquarters in Hong Kong…
Sanction Hong Kong Officials for Torturing Britons
Commentary According to the British government, between four and sixteen allegations of ”mistreatment and torture” against British nationals in Hong Kong occurred since December 2019. Before that, only a single case in 2017 had been recorded against a Briton. This alone merits an increase in Magnitsky human rights sanctions against Hong Kong officials, and their…
Hong Kong Judge Draws Criticism After Court Session Involving 47 Pro-Democracy Activists
May 31, 2021
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An internationally scrutinized court case unfolded in Hong Kong on May 31, when 47 pro-democracy opposition figures stood before a judge, while being charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the city’s draconian national security law. At the West Kowloon court building, Judge Victor So ruled that the court case will resume on July 8,…
‘Game Is Not Over’: Emily Lau Says of HongKongers’ Fight for Democracy
May 17, 2021
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In Hong Kong, the struggle for democracy and freedom will continue despite the local government’s crackdown on opposition figures, activists, and press freedom, said Hong Kong’s “Iron Lady” Emily Lau. “I can tell you the game is not over. We will continue to struggle to defend our free lifestyle and our freedoms but in a…
UK Condemns Jailing of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists
April 16, 2021
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Britain has condemned the Hong Kong authorities’ sentencing of nine prominent pro-democracy activists on Friday for taking part in peaceful protests. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison, while nine other activists received jail time or suspended sentences for organising and participating in unauthorized assemblies during mass anti-Beijing, pro-democracy…
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