Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested on a new charge under the national security law while an American rights lawyer who was detained in a sweeping crackdown was grant ... ( read original story ...)
China compares U.S. Capitol riots with Hong Kong protests
In response to the U.S. riots, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying compared the mobs on Capitol Hill with protests in Hong Kong in 2019. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong it now looks like opposition is against the law
Mass arrests of 50 pro-democracy activists, pollsters and politicians seem to all but criminalise opposition politics ... ( read original story ...)
Mike Pompeo calls for Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates to be released
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday called for the immediate release of dozens of pro-democracy politicians and advocates arrested in Hong Kong, adding that the U.S. is considering sanctions in ... ( read original story ...)
US threatens sanctions over Hong Kong arrests, angering Beijing
Mike Pompeo says the US will consider sanctions against officials involved in the arrest of 53 people in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says U.S. considering sanctions on those involved in arrests in Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is considering sanctions and other restrictions on those involved in the arrest of over 50 people in Hong Kong and warned it could target the ... ( read original story ...)
US human rights lawyer arrested in Hong Kong granted bail
An American human rights lawyer who was detained in Hong Kong with scores of democracy activists and supporters as part of a sweeping crackdown has been granted bail ... ( read original story ...)
Exiled Hong Kong politician says U.S. “should be very concerned” about mass-arrest of democracy advocates
Pro-democracy lawmaker Nathan Law tells CBS News that if he hadn't fled to Britain, he would have been among dozens detained, including an American lawyer. ( read original story ...)
Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures, including U.S. lawyer, arrested
The mass arrests were the largest move against Hong Kong’s democracy movement since the national security law was imposed by Beijing last year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police round up dozens of pro-democracy politicians
US citizen among those detained in one of biggest purges under Beijing’s security law Banners for pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong’s opposition primary run-offs last year, including one showing ... ( read original story ...)
Antony Blinken Signals Biden Administration Will Take on China Over Hong Kong Crackdown
Authorities in Hong Kong said Wednesday that they had detained 53 pro-democracy activists and organizers involved in last year's unofficial primary elections. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Arrest 53, Including U.S. Citizen, in Massive National Security Law Sweep
H ong Kong arrested dozens of opposition figures under a controversial national security law, an unprecedented crackdown that included an American lawyer, as authorities work to q ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawyer among 53 arrested in huge crackdown on Hong Kong pro-democracy figures
Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents on Wednesday, including an American human rights lawyer, for allegedly violating a new national security law by participating in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police say 53 arrested in operation involving 1,000 national security officers
Hong Kong police said on Wednesday 53 people were arrested in a swoop on pro-democracy activists that involved about 1,000 national security officers, the biggest crackdown yet on the Chinese-ruled ... ( read original story ...)