Authorities in Hong Kong said Friday they have granted bail to most of the 55 pro-democracy activists who were arrested this week in a sweeping crackdown on dissent. One of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police release all but three of those held in crackdown
No one has yet been charged as some pro-democracy figures say they were arrested for political reasons ... ( read original story ...)
See Hong Kong police arrest former pro-democracy lawmakers
Hong Kong police said they arrested 55 former pro-democracy lawmakers and opposition activists for the crime of "subverting state power" in connection with an informal primary election that took place ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, We Thought We Had More Time
In 2016, a few weeks before Donald Trump was elected, I cast my first ballot in a Hong Kong election. The vote, like every vote in Hong Kong, was rigged: Half the city’s legisla ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law
Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: slight coronavirus rebound as more than 40 new cases expected; pandemic adviser praises Sinovac vaccine’s 78 per cent protection rate
Hong Kong is expected to report a slight Covid-19 rebound on Friday with more than 40 new cases, according to a source, as a leading government pandemic adviser said the Sinovac Biotech coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police widen purge to eliminate pro-democracy camp
But the police kept banging on the door and threatened to storm in.” Mr Lau, 27, was one of 53 pro-democracy activists, politicians and lawyers arrested in Hong Kong early on Wednesday in the largest ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong lawmaker returned to jail after failing to surrender British National (Overseas) passport
A former opposition lawmaker charged with taking part in an unauthorised rally last summer in Hong Kong has been remanded in custody once more after officers from the police force's national security ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: jury begins deliberations in inquest over death of student who fell from car park in 2019, told bar high for ruling he was unlawfully killed
A jury began deliberations on Friday over whether a Hong Kong student's fall from a car park near the site of a protest two years ago was a homicide or an accident. But Coroner Ko Wai-hung told the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested under national security law
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Thursday over an alleged violation of the city's national security law, just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Vow to Be Tough on Beijing Will Get Early Test With Hong Kong Arrests
The arrests of democracy advocates in Hong Kong presents the incoming Biden administration with limited options and an early test of its promised hard-nosed stance with China. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: The last gasps of Hong Kong democracy
It's no coincidence that China chose a volatile and sensitive time in America to round up pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists
More than 50 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians have been arrested in the biggest crackdown since China imposed a draconian security law last year. About 1,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Media Liken Capitol Riot to Hong Kong Protests
Beijing and Moscow, which have long faced criticism from American leaders for their democratic shortcomings, turn the tables on Washington. ( read original story ...)