Just a year after China imposed a controversial "national security" law on Hong Kong, activists say it has helped make the city "more dangerous than Beijing." ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty warns Hong Kong fast devolving into a “police state”
Just a year after China imposed a controversial "national security" law on Hong Kong, activists say it has helped make the city "more dangerous than Beijing." ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.
Chow Po Chung pushed his students to participate in public affairs — idealism that he worries could cost them their freedom. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s courts should reflect China’s will, says official
Statement seen as warning to judiciary to uphold Beijing’s interests or risk losing independence ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law is ‘a human rights emergency’ — Amnesty International
SA 4.0/Wikimedia Commons HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities have used a new national security law to target dissent and justify “censorship, harassment, arrests and prosecutions that violate human ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent
Hong Kong is still China’s wealthiest, most capitalist city. Its vistas of skyscraper and sea framed by dragon-backed emerald peaks are as stunning as ever. But a year after Beijing imposed a harsh ... ( read original story ...)
One year after Hong Kong’s national security law, residents feel Beijing’s tightening grip
It was approaching midnight on June 30, 2020, when news broke that Beijing had promulgated a national security law in Hong Kong, effective immediately. ( read original story ...)
In one year, Hong Kong arrests 117 people under new security law
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 117 people under a national security law imposed one year ago, charging more than 60, mostly democratic politicians, activists, journalists and students. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s UK flight ban leaves students stranded, parents in despair
For 22-year old Timmin Lam, who is studying in Manchester, the ban on flights from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong this week is the latest in a series of unrelenting measures that have prevented him ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law creates ‘human rights emergency’: Amnesty
Hong Kong's national security law has decimated freedoms and created a "human rights emergency", Amnesty International said on Wednesday, a year after Beijing imposed the legislation on the city. The ... ( read original story ...)
‘They can’t speak freely’: Hong Kong a year after the national security law
Powerful chilling effect as dissenters are detained, often without charges, and face life in prison ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law is ‘a human rights emergency’ – Amnesty
Hong Kong authorities have used a new national security law to target dissent and justify "censorship, harassment, arrests and prosecutions that violate human rights", Amnesty International said on ... ( read original story ...)
‘A Form of Brainwashing’: China Remakes Hong Kong
Neighbors are urged to report on one another. Children are taught to look for traitors. Officials are pressed to pledge their loyalty. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans all incoming flights from UK over Covid concerns
Hong Kong is to ban all flights from the UK to curb the spread of the Delta variant of Covid. The UK is to be classified as an "extremely high-risk" country, the highest rating Hong Kong has for ... ( read original story ...)