One of the Hong Kong 47 wrote for this newspaper four years ago about his fears for his future. This is what he said
4 months ago

One of the Hong Kong 47 wrote for this newspaper four years ago about his fears for his future. This is what he said

The Independent  

No one knows what happened to the 12 Hong Kong asylum seekers China detained – I’m afraid the same will happen to me Within two months after the imposition of the sweeping national security law, the city of Hong Kong has undergone massive waves of changes. Our education minister has just imposed massive textbook censorship in schools, with all mentions of separations of powers, police brutality, protest slogans, human rights problems in Mainland China and even Tiananmen Square Massacre erased from textbooks. Worse still, since the two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, have been detained for over 620 days without trials, it is worrying that Hong Kong’s asylum seekers may face indefinite detention, with blocked access to lawyers and high risk of forced confessions, which are sometimes even nationally televised. According to Amnesty International, human rights defenders or detainees accused of separatism in China are often exposed to a higher risk of tortures during their pre-trial detention, such as sleep deprivation, exposure to extreme heat or cold, and all forms of physical torture like bending legs backwards forcibly.

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Hong Kong national security police offer bounties for six ‘fugitives’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong national security police offer bounties for six ‘fugitives’

The Independent  

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Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial
4 months ago

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at the centre of largest national security trial

The Independent  

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Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent
4 months ago

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent

The Independent  

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Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
4 months ago

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case

Al Jazeera  

Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms. Taipei, Taiwan – A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro-democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in the Chinese territory’s largest national security case. Under Hong Kong’s Beijing-drafted national security law, defendants …

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
4 months, 1 week ago

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years

The Independent  

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Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court convicts 1 person and acquits 6 others in landmark terrorism trial

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019, in the city’s first case brought under a United Nations anti-terrorism law, according to local media. Hong Kong enacted the law to implement a U.N. Security Council resolution passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, …

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
7 months, 1 week ago

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. The convictions were linked to their involvement in a rally in August 2019 that drew an estimated 1.7 million people onto Hong Kong’s streets to call for …

Canadian judge becomes latest to quit Hong Kong as city ‘turning into totalitarian state’
9 months, 1 week ago

Canadian judge becomes latest to quit Hong Kong as city ‘turning into totalitarian state’

The Independent  

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Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Independent  

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Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty as China completes ‘purge’ of opposition
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty as China completes ‘purge’ of opposition

The Telegraph  

Hong Kong was accused of conducting a “near-total purge” of a generation of pro-democracy activists after 14 were convicted of subversion on Thursday in a landmark trial that dealt another blow to the city’s freedoms. The 14 defendants were accused of “conspiring to subvert state power” under a draconian national security law that was imposed on Hong Kong by China …

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong police arrest 6 people accused of violating the city’s new national security law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six people, including a former organizer of the city’s decades-long annual vigil that commemorated China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, for allegedly publishing seditious social media posts, in what were the first publicly known arrests under the city’s new national security law. But the page started publishing a series of posts to mark …

A Hong Kong pro-independence activist seeks asylum in the UK after serving time over security law
1 year, 2 months ago

A Hong Kong pro-independence activist seeks asylum in the UK after serving time over security law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — An activist who advocated for Hong Kong independence and was imprisoned under a sweeping national security law has fled to Britain to seek political asylum, according to his social media posts on Friday. “Although I had anticipated the arrival of this day in the past, I had a heavy heart when I made up my mind.” Chung …

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook
1 year, 7 months ago

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China. Taipei, Taiwan – After silencing Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, authorities in the territory have found a new target: the family members of dissidents who fled overseas. Hong Kong authorities’ shift to targeting families is the latest sign of the city’s growing alignment …

Hong Kong activist Nathan Law fears he could be kidnapped after £100,000 bounty put on his head
1 year, 8 months ago

Hong Kong activist Nathan Law fears he could be kidnapped after £100,000 bounty put on his head

The Independent  

One of the most prominent members of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement says the threat of “cross-border abduction” is “getting higher and higher” after a bounty worth HK$1m was offered for his arrest. Law, whose full name is Nathan Law Kwun Chung, says freedoms in Hong Kong are now “extremely limited” and hopes more attention is given to make authorities “accountable”. …

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security
1 year, 8 months ago

Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four men they accused of providing financial support to people who fled overseas and are involved in activities endangering national security, escalating a high-profile crackdown on dissidents in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. On Monday, police accused eight overseas activists, including Law, of violating Hong Kong’s harsh National Security Law and offered …

Artists among 8 detained in Hong Kong on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary
1 year, 9 months ago

Artists among 8 detained in Hong Kong on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Hong Kong police detained eight people, including activists and artists, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, a move that signals the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police officers take away a member of the public in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square massacre, in Hong …

Landmark trial of Hong Kong 47 gets under way amid tight security
2 years, 1 month ago

Landmark trial of Hong Kong 47 gets under way amid tight security

Al Jazeera  

The group of pro-democracy politicians and activists are accused of subversion for organising an unofficial primary. “There’s certainly huge sympathy for the people who are standing trial,” said Al Jazeera’s Richard Kimber, reporting from Hong Kong. “There’s certainly a lot of frustration that it’s taken this long to get to this stage and that those who’ve been detained have not …

Children’s Books Branded Seditious in Hong Kong
2 years, 4 months ago

Children’s Books Branded Seditious in Hong Kong

The Diplomat  

After letting it lie dormant for several decades, the Hong Kong government, as part of the current crackdown on the opposition, has dusted off a sedition law under the local crimes ordinance to apply in numerous prosecutions. To the court’s credit it at least mentions human rights – unlike earlier national security-related judgments that have been issued since a new …

Five in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition for 'anti-government' children's books
2 years, 6 months ago

Five in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition for 'anti-government' children's books

The Hindu  

Five Hong Kong speech therapists were found guilty on September 7 of a conspiracy to publish seditious children's books that were deemed anti-government, a decision denounced by rights campaigners as a blow to free speech in the China-ruled city. The picture books referenced actual events, including the city's mass pro-democracy 2019 protests, as well as 12 pro-democracy protesters who fled …

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law have entered guilty pleas in court, as the Beijing government seeks to further silence opposition voices in the regional financial hub. The 47 democracy activists, aged 23 to 64, were charged with conspiracy to …

What’s going on in Hong Kong’s courts?
2 years, 7 months ago

What’s going on in Hong Kong’s courts?

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Hong Kong people – from common citizens to some of the territory’s most well-known names – have been arrested over the 2019 protests. Foreign judges have left the city, as well as rank and file lawyers, while US lawmakers may soon sanction Hong Kong prosecutors for offences like “arbitrary detention of individuals for exercising universally recognised human rights”. …

Hong Kong protesters are leaving prison as pariahs under China’s tight grip
2 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong protesters are leaving prison as pariahs under China’s tight grip

LA Times  

Alex, who spent two years in prison, looks over the water in Hong Kong on May 24, 2022. People won’t understand, but when I was released, I had this feeling as if prison was where I belonged.” Three years after Hong Kong was engulfed in violent unrest over calls to check China’s encroaching power, the city’s jailed protesters who cast …

Young Hong Kong nationals who fled police brutality ‘languishing’ in UK asylum system
3 years, 4 months ago

Young Hong Kong nationals who fled police brutality ‘languishing’ in UK asylum system

The Independent  

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People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven
3 years, 7 months ago

People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government’s effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom. “Despite widespread demonstrations, which brought millions together to call for greater freedom, Hong Kong’s promise of democracy has dimmed,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

Hong Kong police arrest 5 more in alleged bomb plot
3 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong police arrest 5 more in alleged bomb plot

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s national security police on Monday arrested five more people in relation to an alleged bomb plot, as political tensions rise amid Beijing’s tightening control over the city. Last week, police arrested nine people, including six students, accused of planning to manufacture and plant explosives around the city, including in courts, cross-harbor tunnels and trash cans. …

Hong Kong democracy activists trying to ‘start over’ in the UK
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong democracy activists trying to ‘start over’ in the UK

Al Jazeera  

“This is not immigration, this is exile!” Many Hong Kongers who have left the territory since China imposed the sweeping National Security Law nearly a year ago are unsure of when – or ever – they will be able to go home. On Thursday, police arrested five senior executives of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper founded in 1995, accusing them …

7 convicted in Hong Kong over 2019 pro-democracy protests
3 years, 11 months ago

7 convicted in Hong Kong over 2019 pro-democracy protests

The Hindu  

Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates were convicted on Thursday on charges of organizing and participating in an unlawful assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent. Taking part in an unlawful assembly or a riot in Hong Kong can result in a maximum sentence of up to 10 years imprisonment for serious offenses. “So on …

Future of Hong Kong: Inside Hong Kong's new Britain-based pro-democracy movement
4 years ago

Future of Hong Kong: Inside Hong Kong's new Britain-based pro-democracy movement

The Telegraph  

This article is the third in our three-part series, The Future of Hong Kong, looking at how much has changed since the first protests against Beijing's extradition bill two years ago. Mr Cheng, a former employee of the British Consulate in Hong Kong who was allegedly tortured at the hands of Chinese secret police, fled to the UK and was …

Hong Kong police charge dozens of activists with security crime
4 years ago

Hong Kong police charge dozens of activists with security crime

Al Jazeera  

Forty-seven pro-democracy activists charged with ‘conspiracy to commit subversion’ in major crackdown on dissent. Hong Kong police have charged dozens of pro-democracy activists with “subversion”, in the largest single crackdown on the opposition under a China-imposed national security law. “I hope everyone won’t give up on Hong Kong … fight on.” Cheung was arrested in a dawn raid along with …

Hong Kong’s arrested protesters now face years of fear and limbo
4 years, 1 month ago

Hong Kong’s arrested protesters now face years of fear and limbo

LA Times  

Lau Ka-tung struggled to breathe. Police officers arrest a demonstrator calling for Hong Kong’s independence from China on May 10, 2020. What began in 2019 as protests against an extradition bill that could have sent Hong Kongers to mainland China for trial turned into a mass movement against police brutality and Beijing’s control over Hong Kong. Mass arrests, COVID-19 restrictions …

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown
4 years, 1 month ago

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown

India TV News  

Cindy had a comfortable lifestyle in Hong Kong: she owned several properties with her husband, they had a good business going. It’s no longer the Hong Kong we knew, it’s no longer somewhere we can call home.” Cindy, who landed in London last week, is one of the thousands of Hong Kongers fleeing their hometown since Beijing imposed a draconian …

Five Hong Kong democracy protesters seek asylum in the US
4 years, 2 months ago

Five Hong Kong democracy protesters seek asylum in the US

Al Jazeera  

Young activists now in exile tried to flee to the self-ruled island of Taiwan in late July and were intercepted by its authorities. Five Hong Kong democracy protesters who reportedly fled to Taiwan have arrived in the United States intending to seek asylum, an activist group said on Saturday. Perilous border crossing After enormous democracy protests across Hong Kong in …

Lawyer, 10 others said to be arrested in Hong Kong crackdown
4 years, 2 months ago

Lawyer, 10 others said to be arrested in Hong Kong crackdown

The Independent  

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Hong Kong police detain 11 for allegedly helping activists escape
4 years, 2 months ago

Hong Kong police detain 11 for allegedly helping activists escape

Al Jazeera  

Latest arrests are related to a group picked up by the Chinese coastguard as they fled in a speedboat, and now jailed on the mainland. Police in Hong Kong arrested 11 people under the territory’s national security law on Thursday morning for allegedly helping 12 activists who attempted to escape the city by speedboat and were last month tried and …

Under the cloak of COVID-19, China has turned Hong Kong from a city of protest to a city of prosecution
4 years, 2 months ago

Under the cloak of COVID-19, China has turned Hong Kong from a city of protest to a city of prosecution

ABC  

Dawn raids, mass arrests and lives upended. It's become common in Hong Kong since China's Government imposed a national security law on the city, but yesterday set a new record. Why these arrests are a big deal for Hong Kongers Last year many of Hong Kong's beleaguered pro-democracy figures bandied together to organise a new way of choosing candidates. Hong …

EXPLAINER: Hong Kong mass arrests chill democracy movement
4 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Hong Kong mass arrests chill democracy movement

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The sudden arrest of dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, in the most sweeping use of a new national security law to date, is a clear sign of Beijing’s determination to rein in political opposition in the former British colony. Those targeted appeared to include all candidates who had run in an unofficial opposition primary last …

Hong Kong police arrest 8 over ‘unauthorized’ protest
4 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong police arrest 8 over ‘unauthorized’ protest

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested eight pro-democracy activists over their role in an unauthorized protest last summer, widening a crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. Hong Kong police said in a statement that eight men aged between 24 and 64 had been arrested for inciting, organizing and taking part in an unauthorized assembly. Hong …

3 of Hong Kong’s Most Prominent Young Activists Receive Jail Sentences
4 years, 3 months ago

3 of Hong Kong’s Most Prominent Young Activists Receive Jail Sentences

The Diplomat  

Following a month of high-profile arrests in Hong Kong, young pro-democracy figures Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam were sentenced to prison on December 2 over a protest during last year’s anti-government demonstrations. “We’re now joining the battle in prison along with many brave protestors, less visible yet essential in the fight for democracy and freedom for Hong Kong.” …

Families of detained Hong Kong dozen protest on island near Chinese prison
4 years, 4 months ago

Families of detained Hong Kong dozen protest on island near Chinese prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Relatives and supporters of 12 …

A nightmare comes true for 12 Hong Kongers arrested at sea, now in Chinese detention
4 years, 5 months ago

A nightmare comes true for 12 Hong Kongers arrested at sea, now in Chinese detention

LA Times  

The young woman keeps two timers on her phone: one counting down until her anniversary with her boyfriend, the other tracking how many days it has been since he vanished at sea. “He is trapped in another hell,” said the girlfriend, who spoke on condition of using only her first name, Alice, and withholding her boyfriend’s name for fear of …

Hong Kong legislators protest against China’s arrest of activists
4 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong legislators protest against China’s arrest of activists

Al Jazeera  

Pro-democracy politicians call for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested at sea by Chinese authorities. Opposition politicians in Hong Kong have staged a protest in the city’s legislature, calling for the release of 12 activists arrested at sea by China as international concern grows over the status of the detainees. About a dozen members of Hong Kong’s legislature …

China confirms it detained 12 Hong Kongers at sea last month
4 years, 6 months ago

China confirms it detained 12 Hong Kongers at sea last month

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Chinese authorities have confirmed the criminal detention of 12 Hong Kongers who were allegedly attempting to travel illegally to Taiwan by boat last month, while the foreign ministry in Beijing labeled the group separatists. Beijing foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Sunday on Twitter that the 12 detained were not “democratic activists, but elements attempting to separate …

Families Of Captured Hong Kong Activists Demand Their Return
4 years, 6 months ago

Families Of Captured Hong Kong Activists Demand Their Return

News 18  

Hong Kong: A group of Hong Kong families on Saturday demanded the urgent return of their activist relatives detained last month by mainland Chinese authorities as they tried to flee the city by boat to Taiwan. The local government’s office in Guangdong had “learned from the authorities that the 12 Hong Kong people are currently in good physical condition and …

Hong Kong protests: Nearly 300 activists arrested
4 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong protests: Nearly 300 activists arrested

CNN  

CNN — Nearly 300 protesters were arrested in Hong Kong on Sunday, according to the city’s police force, during one of the largest pro-democracy demonstrations since China imposed a national security law in June. Hong Kong police earlier said they issued several warnings to those gathered at Yau Mai Tei and asked them to disperse, but some people continued to …

No one knows what happened to the 12 Hongkong asylum seekers China detained – I’m afraid the same will happen to me
4 years, 6 months ago

No one knows what happened to the 12 Hongkong asylum seekers China detained – I’m afraid the same will happen to me

The Independent  

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Hong Kong ‘issues arrest warrants’ for exiled democracy activists
4 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong ‘issues arrest warrants’ for exiled democracy activists

Al Jazeera  

Chinese state television says Hong Kong police ordered arrest of six activists on charges of violating security law. “It’s such an outlandish claim that they somehow have jurisdiction over an American citizen lobbying the American government,” said Chu, who runs the Hong Kong Democracy Council, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group. “Under COVID-19 and the national security law, it is very …

A Look At Hong Kong's Future After China Passes Controversial Law
4 years, 8 months ago

A Look At Hong Kong's Future After China Passes Controversial Law

NPR  

A Look At Hong Kong's Future After China Passes Controversial Law SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Less than 24 hours after Beijing had passed its controversial security legislation, authorities in Hong Kong had already charged 10 people with violating the sweeping new law. Beijing says the law is crucial to safeguarding Hong Kong's economic development and political stability. LEE: No, of course, …

China vows to retaliate if Britain extends Hong Kong citizenship plan
4 years, 8 months ago

China vows to retaliate if Britain extends Hong Kong citizenship plan

The Independent  

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Hong Kong: Defiance and fear after China-backed national security law takes hold
4 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong: Defiance and fear after China-backed national security law takes hold

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — If Beijing thought a new national security law would guarantee a quiet birthday for Hong Kong, it was mistaken. Riot police detain a man after they cleared protesters taking part in a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. Video Ad Feedback CNN speaks to only Hong Konger on …

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