A popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist found her venue canceled prior to a series of scheduled concerts after pro-Beijing newspapers highlighted her role in the mass anti-government campaign that occurred in 2019. “The venue is gone [but] the stage is still on,” Cantopop star Denise Ho, also known as HOCC, wrote via Facebook…
Concerns Over Free Expression Arise as Hong Kong Pro-democracy Singer’s Venue Cancelled
Hong Kong’s Former Chief Judge Says Upholding Rule of Law Not Political
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s former chief judge urged solicitors to continue speaking up for the rule of law, saying it was their duty to the public and not political as they voted in a fractious election overshadowed by a national security law imposed by China. Former chief justice Geoffrey Ma made his remarks to several hundred…
Hong Kong Students Charged With ‘Advocating Terrorism’ Denied Bail
August 19, 2021
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HONG KONG—Four Hong Kong student leaders charged with “advocating terrorism” after their union passed a motion last month mourning the death of a 50-year-old who stabbed a policeman before killing himself were denied bail on Thursday. The four, aged 18–20 and all from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), are the latest democracy activists to…
Hong Kong Police Arrest 4 Students for ‘Advocating Terrorism’
HONG KONG—Hong Kong police said on Wednesday four students were arrested for “advocating terrorism” after their student union passed a motion last month mourning the death of a 50-year-old who stabbed a policeman before killing himself. Police have said an officer was stabbed from behind on July 1, while on duty with other policemen preventing…
Report: Hong Kong Police Investigating Protest Group
HONG KONG—Hong Kong police are reportedly investigating the group that organizes an annual protest march marking the territory’s handover to China for possible violation of the national security law. Police are gathering evidence and could take action against the Civil Human Rights Front, which holds the July 1 march each year and also organized some…
HK Protester Sentenced to 9 Years in First National Security Law Case
HONG KONG—A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely-watched first case under Hong Kong’s national security law as the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tightens control over the territory. Tong Ying-kit, 24, was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers…
South Korea’s New Opposition Party Leader Rips The CCP On Human Rights
July 16, 2021
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On July 12, Lee Jun-seok, South Korea’s largest opposition party leader, met with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming in the National Assembly to convey his concerns about Hong Kong’s human rights issues. For a long time, both conservative and liberal politicians in South Korea have kept silent on CCP’s…
Former Hong Kong Journalist Fled Hong Kong in Fear of Arrest
July 9, 2021
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Approximately one year after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) enforced the National Security Law in Hong Kong, Mr. Yip (pseudonym), a former journalist in that city, left for the U.K. to avoid harassment or possible arrest by the authoritarian Chinese regime. In an interview with The Epoch Times Chinese edition, he recalled his reporting of…
6 Students Among 9 Arrested in Alleged Hong Kong Bomb Plot
HONG KONG—Nine people, including six secondary school students, were arrested in Hong Kong on July 6 for allegedly plotting to set off homemade bombs in courts, tunnels, and trash cans as political tensions rise in the city where China is tightening its grip. Police said the nine were detained on suspicion of engaging in terrorist…
Hong Kong Man Commits Suicide After Stabbing Policeman
A 50-year-old Hong Kong man stabbed a policeman in the back and then killed himself on July 1, the 24th anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to the Chinese regime. The next day, a large number of Hong Kong people mourned the deceased as the regime designated him as a “lone wolf” and criticized…
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