Britain has 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, pro-democracy…
UK Condemns Jailing of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists
April 16, 2021
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Hong Kong Court Hands Down Hefty Sentences to Pro-Democracy Activists, Drawing International Criticism
Martin Lee, an 82-year-old barrister who has been dubbed the “father of democracy” in Hong Kong, was among a group of activists being sentenced for organizing and participating in an unauthorized assembly in 2019 during the height of the anti-Beijing, pro-democracy movement. Lee was handed a suspended sentence of 11 months for being part of…
Hong Kong Court Hands Down Jail Terms to Pro-Democracy Activists, Drawing International Criticism
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison, while nine other activists received jail time or suspended sentences on Friday for organizing and participating in unauthorized assemblies during mass anti-Beijing, pro-democracy protests in 2019. Martin Lee, an 82-year-old barrister who has been dubbed the “father of democracy” in Hong Kong, was handed…
‘We Will Never Flinch’: HK Epoch Times Condemns Violent Attack on Printing Press
At 4 a.m. on April 12, four intruders barged into the printing shop for the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times, smashing several computers, printing press equipment, and tossing construction debris onto the machines before fleeing in a white van. Police officers led by two teams conducted an investigation at the scene after receiving…
Hong Kong Democracy Activist Nathan Law Granted Asylum in UK
April 8, 2021
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Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law said that he has been granted political asylum in Britain, nearly nine months after arrived in London. “After several interviews in 4 months, the Home Office has informed me that my asylum application is approved,” he said on Twitter on Wednesday. “The fact that I am wanted under the…
Beijing-linked Group Continues to Target Falun Gong in Hong Kong
March 30, 2021
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Poster displays that slander the spiritual practice Falun Gong have emerged in some parts of Hong Kong in the past few weeks. Local Falun Gong adherents believe that an agency with direct ties to the Chinese regime has continued to target the practice. The Chinese-language Epoch Times spoke to one local resident whose job was…
Hong Kong Epoch Times Host Threatened by Police for Exposing Organ Harvesting
March 27, 2021
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Rachel Wong, an Epoch Times host in Hong Kong, was recently threatened by mainland China police to quit broadcasting future programs, or she could be arrested under the new national security law. The host has stressed that any future threats she receives from the Chinese regime will be disclosed. Wong, host of the Hong Kong…
Hong Kong Epoch Times Host Threatened by Chinese Police for Exposing Organ Harvesting
March 27, 2021
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Rachel Wong, an Epoch Times host in Hong Kong, was recently threatened by mainland China police to quit broadcasting future programs, or she could be arrested under the new national security law. The host has stressed that any future threats she receives from the Chinese regime will be disclosed. Wong, host of the Hong Kong…
Hong Kong Epoch Times Host Threatened by Chinese Police After Exposing Organ Harvesting
March 27, 2021
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A current affairs host at the Hong Kong bureau of The Epoch Times was recently threatened by police in mainland China who sent her the message: stop broadcasting programs, or face arrest under the new national security law. Rachel Wong, host of the Hong Kong bureau of the Chinese-language Epoch Times’ Cantonese-language talk shows “Shi…
Canada Calling? Hong Kong Residents Shift Billions Abroad After Clampdown
TORONTO—As China imposed a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong last year after massive protests, residents of the city moved tens of billions of dollars across the globe to Canada, where thousands are hoping to forge a new future. Capital flows out of Hong Kong banks reaching Canada rose to their highest levels on…
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