Category: national security law

Pompeo Warns of US Sanctions Over Mass Arrests of Opposition Figures in Hong Kong

January 7, 2021
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened U.S. sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for the mass arrests of over 50 opposition figures in Hong Kong on Wednesday. “The United States will not stand idly by while the people of Hong Kong suffer under communist oppression,” said Pompeo in a Jan. 6 statement. He called on…

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International Lawmakers Condemn Arrest of Over 50 Hong Kong Dissidents

January 6, 2021
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A coalition of international lawmakers on Wednesday condemned the arrests of over 50 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong—the largest mass arrest so far since the national security law went into effect on June 30. Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), a group of international cross-party legislators said the mass arrests made earlier on Wednesday is another proof…

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Hong Kong’s Top Court Puts Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Back in Custody

December 31, 2020
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s top court ordered media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under the city’s national security law, back into custody on Thursday, saying a judge may have erred in a decision to release him on bail. The Court of Final Appeal’s ruling comes a week after Lai, one of…

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HK Court Grants Tycoon Jimmy Lai Bail in National Security, Fraud Case

December 23, 2020
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HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court granted HK$10 million ($1.3 million) bail on Wednesday to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the highest profile pro-democracy activist charged under the city’s new national security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces. An immediate appeal by the prosecution was then denied on the same day. Lai is one of…

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HK Court Grants Bail to Tycoon Lai in National Security, Fraud Case

December 23, 2020
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HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court granted bail of HK$10 million ($1.3 million) on Dec. 23 to media tycoon Jimmy Lai, the highest-profile pro-democracy activist charged under the city’s new national security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces. An immediate appeal by the prosecution was rejected. Lai is one of the financial hub’s most…

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People With Suspected Ties to Beijing Vandalize Falun Gong Adherents’ Booths in Hong Kong

December 21, 2020
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In Hong Kong, the safety of local adherents of the spiritual practice Falun Gong is again under close scrutiny after several of their roadside information booths were vandalized by people with suspected ties to the Chinese regime. Whether they could continue to freely practice their beliefs became a concern ever since Beijing imposed a draconian…

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