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3 months, 1 week ago

From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press

News 18

Former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, and acting chief editor Patrick Lam of Hong Kong’s Stand News, have been found guilty of sedition, marking the first such conviction since the territory was handed over to the People’s Republic of China in 1997. This ruling represents the latest effort by the Chinese-backed government in Hong Kong to suppress journalists and media outlets, following …

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5 months, 1 week ago

More than 5,000 people made a home on Port Moresby's fringe. Now they're all being evicted

ABC

Wesley Lakui has been a member of Papua New Guinea's largest superannuation fund for 18 years, but this week the company forced him to tear down the family home he spent his entire savings to build. A school teacher, Mr Lakui is one of more than 5,000 people being evicted from a sprawling illegal settlement in Port Moresby, known as …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Portuguese National Sentenced To Five Years In Hong Kong Under National Security Law

Live Law

The District Court of Hong Kong has sentenced Portuguese national Joseph John to five years in prison under China-imposed National Security Law. John's conviction centered on his use of social media platforms to advocate for Hong Kong's independence, a stance deemed unlawful under the National Security Law. The law grants extensive powers to Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to enforce …

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10 months, 1 week ago

For foreign firms in Hong Kong, national security plans bring fresh chill

Al Jazeera

Plans to implement Article 23 have raised fears of a further slide in freedoms in the financial hub. Taipei, Taiwan – As Hong Kong moves forward with controversial new national security legislation, its foreign business community is expressing reservations – albeit quietly – about how new rules concerning “state secrets” could affect the international financial hub’s competitiveness and ease of …

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1 year ago

HK police offer HK$1m bounties for 5 NSL fugitives

China Daily

Senior Superintendent Hung Ngan and Chief Superintendent Li Kwai-wah of the National Security Department attend a press conference at the Police Headquarters on Dec 14, 2023. The Hong Kong Police Force on Thursday offered a cash reward of HK$1 million for five fugitives who are suspected of violating the National Security Law for Hong Kong. Police officials present photos and …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Asia's First-Ever Gay Games Kicks Off In Hong Kong Despite Opposition

News 18

The Gay Games Hong Kong kicked off on Saturday, its first time in Asia, despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers and human rights activists. The opening ceremony began with a march-in by the GGHK, Federation of Gay Games, and delegations from around the world, followed by performances including the Hong Kong lion dance. Hong Kong will today become the first Asian …

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1 year, 1 month ago

First gay games in Asia kicked off in Hong Kong amid opposition

Op India

Gay Games Hong Kong commenced on 3rd November marking the event’s debut in Asia despite resistance from anti-LGBTQ+ lawmakers and human rights campaigners. Politicians and certain conservative groups in Hong Kong have opposed the games and some demonstrators have dubbed them “obscene.” The city was subjected to the National Security Law by Beijing in 2020 following months of anti-government demonstrations. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Anthony Albanese asked to use visit to China to advocate for Australian detained under Hong Kong's National Security Law

ABC

Hong Kong community and human rights advocacy organisations are calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to use his upcoming visit to China to advocate for a detained Australian citizen. Key points: Gordon Ng faces a maximum life sentence after being charged under Hong Kong's National Security Law Mr Ng reportedly helped organise an unofficial legislative primary election in Hong Kong …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Once ’empowered’ Hong Kong activists face new security law

Al Jazeera

China’s National Security Law has all but extinguished criticism, but more legislation on security is expected. In July 2003, Hong Kong people took to the streets to fight the imminent passage of security legislation linked to Article 23, part of the territory’s mini-constitution known as the Basic Law. Now, the legislation is being resurrected by Hong Kong officials even though …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Hong Kong refuses to clarify law as uncertainty dims business hub

Al Jazeera

Officials are refusing to clarify what activities are legal, reflecting era of uncertainty under national security law. “The examples can be found on the day of June 4 when the authorities used preventive detention to hinder individuals from engaging in public actions, without any legal grounds.” The legal ambiguity has raised concerns among Hong Kong’s foreign business community, who have …

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1 year, 8 months ago

China erodes Hong Kong’s judicial independence: US Secretary of State

Hindustan Times

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced China for undermining the independence of Hong Kong’s courts, as the State Department released a new report condemning Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in the Asian financial center. “This past year, PRC and Hong Kong authorities have further criminalized dissent, undermining the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people in Hong Kong and dismantling …

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2 years ago

Hong Kong’s courts in firing line as Beijing rewrites rulebook

Al Jazeera

The case against Jimmy Lai has exposed tensions between the city’s common law system and Beijing’s tightening control. Now the independence of Hong Kong’s British-inherited judiciary, ostensibly guaranteed under a system known as “one country, two systems”, is under renewed scrutiny as China’s Communist Party looks set to rewrite the rules for the upcoming national security trial of a newspaper …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Carrie Lam’s Legacy

The Diplomat

As Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor prepares to leave office on June 30, 2022, as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s fourth chief executive, Hong Kong is left with an overwhelming sense of loss. The central government criticized Hong Kong’s elite civil servants for “lying flat” during the 2019 protests, permitting those allegedly advocating for secession to participate in elections, lacking …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: Why Hong Kong Catholics worry about free speech

The Hindu

The arrest of prominent pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong, including 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, is raising concerns among some members of the city's Catholic community that the national security law could also threaten religious freedom. Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect John Lee told a radio show host, regarding Zen's arrest, that threats to national security should be handled "in accordance with …

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2 years, 10 months ago

As ‘Great Firewall’ looms, fears for Hong Kong’s free internet

Al Jazeera

Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong is casting doubt over the future of the business hub’s open internet. “So far, in the cases of suspected national security law takedowns, the police did not give any indication as to even if the NSL was applied to those websites that ‘disappeared,'” Charles Mok, a former pro-democracy politician who represented Hong Kong’s …

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2 years, 10 months ago

‘Assumed as criminals’: Hong Kong defendants find bail elusive

Al Jazeera

Courts are taking a more stringent approach to bail, leaving many behind bars even before their trial begins. “I still can’t distinguish or discover what bail conditions ensure that a person will not violate the National Security Law again,” she said at a hearing on February 28 last year. Since the mass democracy protests of 2019, and China’s imposition of …

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3 years ago

‘Patriots Only’: Hong Kong’s New Election System in Action

The Diplomat

At this time, Hong Kong is usually buzzing with political activity. “This is very much unlike the elections I’ve taken part in, and hence why I said very early on when they were going to revamp the system that my party should not take part.” A Political Shake-up of the System Under the new framework, the Election Committee has overwhelming …

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3 years, 4 months ago

By arresting singer, China is crushing any glimpse of opposition ahead of Hong Kong elections

The Independent

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3 years, 4 months ago

Hong Kong awaits verdict in first national security trial

Al Jazeera

Tong Ying-kit did not give evidence in the trial, which focussed on the meaning of the ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ flag he was carrying. What consumed most of the 15 days of Tong’s trial on charges of inciting separatism and terrorism – the first under the territory’s national security law – was the meaning of a protest slogan emblazoned on a …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Did China Pay for Its Hong Kong Takeover?

The Diplomat

Last month, one of the lead articles of The Diplomat Magazine traced Hong Kong’s transformation into a “police state” following the passage of a new national security law by legislators in Beijing on June 30, 2020. A year and change after the NSL was put into place, some of the most dire predictions about its impact have come true: Hong …

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3 years, 5 months ago

July 1 Democracy March: Hong Kong, as the World Knew It, is Finally Dead Now

News 18

Last year, during the annual July 1 march protesting Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997, thousands of Hong Kong residents came out in different parts of the island demanding greater democratic rights and raised voice against the increased Chinese suppression. NSL was imposed on Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, just a day before the July 1 march last …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong security law has ‘decimated’ freedoms: Amnesty

Al Jazeera

Rights group says law imposed by Beijing has put Hong Kong on path to becoming police state and created ‘human rights emergency’. Authorities in Hong Kong are using the national security law that China imposed a year ago to crack down on legitimate dissent, “decimate” the territory’s freedoms and create a climate of fear, Amnesty International said in a report …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong’s New Police State

The Diplomat

“Beijing will not be able to establish iron rule over Hong Kong without destroying the territory.” Or so I wrote in late 2019. The central government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office condemned the primary for “turning Hong Kong into a base for ‘color revolution,’ infiltration and subversion activities against the country.” Luo Huining, director of Beijing’s Liaison Office in …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square museum moves online following June closure

CNN

Hong Kong CNN — Hong Kong’s most controversial destination was forced to close just two days before a hugely significant date in the global pro-democracy calendar – but the activist group behind the museum has announced they have digitized their entire collection and moved it online. Located inside a nondescript high-rise building wedged between a gas station and a highway …

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From Autonomy to Control: How China Dismantled Hong Kong’s Free Press

More than 5,000 people made a home on Port Moresby's fringe. Now they're all being evicted

Portuguese National Sentenced To Five Years In Hong Kong Under National Security Law

For foreign firms in Hong Kong, national security plans bring fresh chill

HK police offer HK$1m bounties for 5 NSL fugitives

Asia's First-Ever Gay Games Kicks Off In Hong Kong Despite Opposition

First gay games in Asia kicked off in Hong Kong amid opposition

Anthony Albanese asked to use visit to China to advocate for Australian detained under Hong Kong's National Security Law

Once ’empowered’ Hong Kong activists face new security law

Hong Kong refuses to clarify law as uncertainty dims business hub

China erodes Hong Kong’s judicial independence: US Secretary of State

Hong Kong’s courts in firing line as Beijing rewrites rulebook

Carrie Lam’s Legacy

Explained: Why Hong Kong Catholics worry about free speech

As ‘Great Firewall’ looms, fears for Hong Kong’s free internet

‘Assumed as criminals’: Hong Kong defendants find bail elusive

‘Patriots Only’: Hong Kong’s New Election System in Action

By arresting singer, China is crushing any glimpse of opposition ahead of Hong Kong elections

Hong Kong awaits verdict in first national security trial

Did China Pay for Its Hong Kong Takeover?

July 1 Democracy March: Hong Kong, as the World Knew It, is Finally Dead Now

Hong Kong security law has ‘decimated’ freedoms: Amnesty

Hong Kong’s New Police State

Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square museum moves online following June closure