Category: national security law

China Diverting Attention From Its Wrongdoings in Hong Kong: State Department

The U.S. Department of State said China is attempting to “divert attention from its own bad conduct” in Hong Kong by accusing the United States of interfering in city affairs. The statement comes after China published a list of people responsible for the alleged interference. “U.S. policy toward Hong Kong has been consistent and will…


China Diverting Attention From Its Wrongdoings in Hong Kong: US State Department

The U.S. Department of State said China is attempting to “divert attention from its own bad conduct” in Hong Kong by accusing the United States of interfering in city affairs. The statement comes after China published a list of people responsible for the alleged interference. “U.S. policy toward Hong Kong has been consistent and will…


Bail Denied to Three Hong Kong Student Activists Charged under Under National Security Law

A Hong Kong court denied bail to three leading figures of a political organization after police charged them with conspiracy to incite subversion under the national security law. The three core members of Student Politicism are remanded in custody after principal magistrate Don So rejected their applications for temporary release on Sept. 21. The three,…


Bail Denied to Three Hong Kong Student Activists Charged Under National Security Law

A Hong Kong court denied bail to three leading figures of a political organization after police charged them with conspiracy to incite subversion under the national security law. The three core members of Student Politicism are remanded in custody after principal magistrate Don So rejected their applications for temporary release on Sept. 21. The three,…


Hong Kong Police Arrest Members of Student Group

HONG KONG—Hong Kong national security police arrested three members of the political organization Student Politicism on Monday. The three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to incite subversion, according to Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of the police national security division. They are accused of using social media and setting up street booths to disseminate messages…


Hong Kong Police on Arrests at Student Group

HONG KONG—Hong Kong national security police arrested three members of the political organization Student Politicism on Monday. The three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to incite subversion, according to Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of the police national security division. They are accused of using social media and setting up street booths to disseminate messages…


Hong Kong Police on Arrests of Student Group

HONG KONG—Hong Kong national security police arrested three members of the political organization Student Politicism on Monday. The three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to incite subversion, according to Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of the police national security division. They are accused of using social media and setting up street booths to disseminate messages…


Leaders Behind Tiananmen Vigil in Hong Kong Charged With Inciting Subversion

A Hong Kong court charged three leaders of the group behind the city’s annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil under the Beijing-imposed national security law for subversion on Friday. Three leaders are currently being held in custody. Chow Hang Tung, a prominent barrister and the vice-chair of the pro-democracy group, failed to secure bail in the West…


Will Hong Kong Turn Into a Modern Version of ‘The Killing Fields’?

Commentary Beijing’s national security law has turned Hong Kong into a place of terror, which reminds me of a modern version of the Oscar award-winning film “The Killing Fields.” I was just a teenager when I first watched this British biographical drama in the mid-1980s. It was difficult to fathom what “the fall of a…


Hong Kong Court Sentences 7 Activists to up to 16 Months in Jail for Illegal Assembly in 2019 Protests

Hong Kong District Court handed down the sentence on Sep. 1 to seven democracy activists for their role in an unauthorized rally during mass anti-government protests in 2019. Last month, the seven activists pleaded guilty to charges of organizing and inciting others to participate in an assembly on Oct. 20, 2019, when tens of thousands took…