Six former British foreign secretaries have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to place Hong Kong on the agenda at the G7 summit, which the UK is hosting next week. In an open letter published on Friday, Lord Hague, Lord Owen, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Margaret Beckett, David Miliband, and Jack Straw said: “As…
6 Former UK Foreign Secretaries Urge PM to Prioritise Hong Kong at G7 Summit
Hong Kong Democracy Leader Arrested on Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary
Hong Kong police on Friday arrested prominent pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung for allegedly promoting an unauthorized assembly on the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. The arrest of Chow, 37, vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, came as thousands of police were deployed to patrol…
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,…
June 4 Vigil Organizer Says Candles Will Be Lit in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park, Defying Beijing
May 15, 2021
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June 4 this year will mark the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and it will be the first year since the Chinese regime implemented the national security law in Hong Kong. While a number of democracy activists were given jail terms for participating in last year’s peaceful Tiananmen memorial rally, one organization vowed…
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Jailed for Further 10 Months Over June 4 Assembly
HONG KONG—Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong will face an additional 10 months in jail for participating in an unauthorised assembly on June 4 last year to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. It was the first time the vigil was banned in the global financial hub, with police…
Hong Kong and Taiwan Commemorate a Peaceful Protest That Led to the Persecution of Millions
On April 25, when Liu Huiqing and three other Hong Kong Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated in front of the Liaison Office, Beijing’s representative office in Hong Kong, over ten police officers in plain clothes or uniforms and office security guards watched alertly. They came to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of a historical appeal for freedom…
Beijing-Backed Officials and Media Threaten to Shut Down Hong Kong’s ‘Apple Daily’ Newspaper
April 18, 2021
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Pro-Beijing media and government officials in Hong Kong are ganging up on local independent newspaper Apple Daily—one of the few remaining free media in Hong Kong—threatening to shut it down. Apple Daily was founded by Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who on April 16 was sentenced to 14 months in prison for supporting Hong Kong’s anti-Beijing…
Hong Kong Officials, Beijing-Backed Media Threaten to Shut Down Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Newspaper
April 18, 2021
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Pro-Beijing media and government officials in Hong Kong have set their sights on local independent newspaper Apple Daily—one of the few remaining free media in Hong Kong—threatening to shut it down. Apple Daily was founded by Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who on April 16 was sentenced to 14 months in prison for participating in Hong…
Hong Kong Officials, Beijing-Backed Media Threaten to Shut Apple Daily Newspaper
April 18, 2021
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Pro-Beijing media and government officials in Hong Kong have set their sights on efforts to shut down local independent newspaper Apple Daily—one of the city’s few remaining free media outlets. Apple Daily was founded by Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who on April 16 was sentenced to 14 months in prison for participating in Hong Kong’s…
UK Politicians Condemn Jailing of Hong Kong Activists, Urge Sanctions
April 16, 2021
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British politicians have 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,…
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