Tag: Tonyee Chow Hang-tung

Imprisond Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Lawyer Receives Gwangju Prize for Human Rights; Beijing’s Demand for Revocation Rejected

May 10, 2023
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Currently serving a jail sentence in Hong Kong, Chow Hang-tung, a human rights lawyer and former vice chairman of the now-dissolved Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (the Alliance), has recently been honored with the 2023 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights by the South Korean May 18 Memorial Foundation (the…

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Jailed Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Barrister Suggests Judicial Process Is Hypocritical

January 29, 2023
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Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, a Hong Kong barrister in jail for more than a year for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power,” posted a letter titled “One Page Biography” on Jan. 24, her 38th birthday, sharing her views on mitigation letters, and the justice system. Chow,  explained that after entering into practice, she discovered how luxurious…

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