The Hong Kong government has strongly condemned some US senators for smearing the city’s national security laws after they submitted a resolution accusing Beijing of destroying the financial hub’s autonomy and credibility as an international business centre. Authorities on Thursday night called the resolution put forward by Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen, chairman and ranking…
Hong Kong national security police have taken in two relatives of pro-democracy activist Carmen Lau, a former district councillor now based in the United Kingdom, for questioning. Lau is among six overseas activists wanted under the draconian National Security Law (NSL) and is accused of inciting secession and colluding with foreign forces. At 7 a.m….
Last month, the US State Department pledged to implement new sanctions, including visa restrictions, targeting several officials in response to the imprisonment of 45 opposition figures for subversion under the national security law read more Beijing on Tuesday announced new visa restrictions on US officials for “behaving poorly on Hong Kong-related issues”. The move comes…
Jimmy Lai, the self-made billionaire and founder of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, is on trial under the city’s National Security Law. The trial has been agonizingly slow – it began on December 18, 2023 – but Lai has been in prison even longer. December 31 will mark four full years in continuous detention. Lai has…
This week, the largest national security trial to date in Hong Kong history and one of the city’s most significant national security trials meet. Not only will 45 of 47 Hong Kong former legislators and pro-democracy activists receive jail sentences, but pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will take the stand in court. All of these…
Taipei, Taiwan — A report released on Wednesday finds that Hong Kong’s national security law, enacted in July 2020, has eroded academic freedom in the former British colony. The report, co-authored by Human Rights Watch, and the Washington-based advocacy organization Hong Kong Democracy Council, said university authorities have imposed greater control and limitations on student…