Category: Civil Human Rights Front

7 Hong Kong Activists Jailed Over Protest Against National Security Law

A Hong Kong court has jailed seven pro-democracy activists for up to 12 months on Oct. 16 over their involvement in an anti-government protest last year. The protest, although banned by the police citing CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions, took place on July 1, 2020, hours after a sweeping national security law imposed by…


Rights Groups Express Concerns After Hong Kong’s Protest Organizer Disbands

International rights groups are voicing concerns about Hong Kong’s dwindling freedoms, after a major civil society group in the Chinese-ruled city announced on Aug. 15 to disband, amid a looming police investigation. Hong Kong’s Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), a pro-democracy umbrella group established in 2002, was the organizer behind some of the biggest rallies…


Rights Groups Express Concerns After Hong Kong Protest Organizer Disbands

International rights groups are voicing concerns about Hong Kong’s dwindling freedoms after a major civil society group in the Chinese-ruled city announced on Aug. 15 to disband, amid a looming police investigation. Hong Kong’s Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), a pro-democracy umbrella group established in 2002, was the organizer behind some of the biggest rallies…


Hong Kong’s Rights Group Not to Apply for July 1 March

The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) in Hong Kong said it would not apply for a march on July 1, the founding day of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this year, and that Hong Kongers would take to the streets on their own. The organization has been holding July 1 marches annually for 18 years…