As 500 police flooded the newsroom of Apple Daily and arrested staff, a death knell rang out across the once vibrant media city. ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Beijing, Hong Kong mark Communist Party centenary
Cannons roared, bands played and fighter jets soared overhead as thousands of carefully selected participants gathered in Beijing’s iconic Tiananmen Square Thursday for a ceremony marking the ... ( read original story ...)
The impact of the national security law on Hong Kong one year on
Here is a timeline of developments since China imposed national security legislation in Hong Kong a year ago, making anything Beijing regards as subversion, secession, terrorism or colluding with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans handover protest as official defends law
Marking the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese control, a top city official defended the national security law imposed by Beijing to crush pro-democracy rallies and said Thursday it would be ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s No. 2 official says city has returned to stability from ‘chaos’
Hong Kong has returned to order from chaos since China imposed a sweeping national security law on the global financial hub last year, the city's acting chief executive, John Lee, said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s acting chief executive says freedoms guaranteed under security law
Hong Kong's national security law imposed on the city a year ago guarantees human rights, including freedom of the media and assembly, the city's No. 2 official John Lee said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
One year on, here’s how China’s national security law has changed Hong Kong
The government has used the law to crack down on freedoms of protest, speech, and academic research, using the judiciary system to maintain social control. ( read original story ...)
Why Beijing Shut Down Hong Kong’s Leading Pro-Democracy Newspaper
The fearlessness and irreverence of Apple Daily was highly prized in a society titling toward authoritarian dominion. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist Arrested Again
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer was arrested for the second time in less than a month Wednesday, marking the city's first year under the national security law. Chow Hang ... ( read original story ...)
Amnesty: National Security Law turning Hong Kong into ‘human rights wasteland’
Hong Kong's National Security Law overrides existing protections in the city against civil rights violations and has led to more than 100 arrests since it was enacted a year ago, according to Amnesty ... ( read original story ...)
1 year firmly under China’s thumb, Hong Kong has become “more dangerous than Beijing”
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 ...)