Hong Kong court jails 7 activists over illegal protest: Reports
Oct 16, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Hong Kong/UNI/Sputnik: A district court judge in Hong Kong sentenced seven protesters to up to 12 months in jail on Saturday for their role in last year’s rally against China's new national security law, media said.
Hong Kong: Arrests under Security Law, a serious concern
Oct 13, 2021, at 05:45 pm
New York: The arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung, on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign agent, is a source of “deep concern” four UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma resurfaces in Hong Kong: Reports
Oct 13, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Hong Kong: Alibaba founder billionaire Jack Ma, who remained mostly out of public view ever since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year, is currently present in Hong Kong, media reports said.
Hong Kong University orders to remove Tiananmen memorial statue
Oct 11, 2021, at 05:11 am
The University of Hong Kong has directed to remove a statute which commemorates the Tiananmen Square massacre, an episode which can be seen as yet another stance taken by China to dominate over the region.
China's Evergrande suspending Hong Kong stock exchange trading
Oct 04, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: China's second largest property developer, Evergrande Group, is suspending trading in its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Hong Kong group forced to delete content on Tiananmen crackdown
Sep 20, 2021, at 04:08 am
Hong Kong: A prominent pro-democracy group in Hong Kong has deleted its publications from the internet following a notice from the police authorities to take down their posts, media reports said on Sunday.
Wikipedia bans 7 mainland Chinese users
Sep 16, 2021, at 05:00 am
Beijing: The foundation which operates Wikipedia has banned seven mainland Chinese users from its websites globally and revoked administrator access and other privileges for 12 other users, following a report of threats to Hong Kong users, media reports said.
Members of anti-China group appear in Hong Kong court
Sep 10, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: Seven members of an anti-China group appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Friday on suspicion of violating the national security law in Hong Kong.
Journalists' association release report on the deterioration of press freedom in Hong Kong
Aug 02, 2021, at 05:39 pm
Hong Kong: On July 15, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) published their 2021 annual report on the effects of a repressive government on the media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supported its affiliate HKJA and the report’s findings.
Hong Kong: First person charged under national security law imprisoned for 9 years
Jul 31, 2021, at 04:35 am
Hong Kong activist Tong Ying-kit, who is the first person to be convicted under the national security law Beijing imposed on the city, has been jailed for nine years, media reports said on Friday.
Hong Kong: Two women charged with ‘seditious’ children’s book publishing sent to custody
Jul 26, 2021, at 04:06 am
Hong Kong: Two Hong Kong women, who have been accused of publishing seditious children’s books featuring sheep, have been sent to custody, media reports said on Sunday.
Hong Kong protests: 2 students imprisoned for rioting over Chinese University clash
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:33 pm
Hong Kong: Two students of Hong Kong were jailed after they were found 'guilty' of rioting at the Chinese University campus two years ago.
Hong Kong: Police arrest ex-Apple Daily senior editor
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police arrested a former editor of now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper on Wednesday, media reports said.
Boycott Beijing Winter Olympic Games: Activists protest in Tokyo
Jul 20, 2021, at 02:32 am
Tokyo: More than 30 people, representing oppressed groups like Tibetans, Uighurs and Mongolians, and human rights defenders from Hong Kong, Japan and China, have called upon the world community to acknowledge human rights abuses by China and boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Chinese crackdown: Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes
Jul 12, 2021, at 08:23 pm
Hong Kong: A leading pro-democracy civic organization has said it is letting go of its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee after Beijing stepped up its crackdown on opposition activity in the city which has been engaged in a conflict with China over numerous issues.
Jul 05, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Beijing: Putting pressure on China, the United Nations has asked Beijing to allow human rights officials to visit Hong Kong to investigate whether the national security law has undermined the freedoms of its residents, media reports said on Sunday.
24th anniversary of return to China: Hong Kong police arrest 19 people
Jul 04, 2021, at 04:50 am
Hong Kong Police have arrested 19 people as the region observed the 24th anniversary of its return to China recently.
Jul 03, 2021, at 08:19 pm
Washington: A US congressional body has asked United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to act on recommendations by UN-appointed monitors and take special measures to investigate alleged human rights abuses by China, media reports said.
Four Nordic newspapers publish front-page letter slamming China over Hong Kong issue
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:07 am
Four major Nordic newspapers targeted China as it marked Chinese Communist Party's centenary by publishing a full-front page editorial criticising China's violation of press freedom in Hong Kong, media reports said on Friday.
Hong Kong's National Security Law has created a human rights emergency, says Amnesty International
Jul 02, 2021, at 06:02 am
Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) has decimated the city’s freedoms and created a landscape increasingly devoid of human rights protections, Amnesty International said in a new research briefing released today, exactly one year after the Beijing-imposed legislation took effect.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen expresses sadness over Apple Daily closure
Jun 27, 2021, at 03:00 am
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday expressed sadness over the closure of the Apple Daily and said her nation will continue to support freedom for Hong Kong.
Australia: Campaigners demonstrate in Canberra, demand boycotting Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:20 am
Canberra: A group of campaigners representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger and Taiwanese people held demonstrations in Canberra city, close to the Parliament House in Australia, on Wednesday.
Apple Daily announces closure days after police crackdown
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:32 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's major pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, just days after the head office of the organization was raided by police, giving a blow to press freedom of the city.
Hong Kong: Opposition Civic Party loses two-thirds of its district councillors
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:13 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s opposition Civic Party lost two-thirds of its district councillors as they resigned just ahead of the new oath-taking rule, giving a jolt to the political setup of the region.
Hong Kong: Apple Daily may halt production
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Hong Kong: Days after a police raid was conducted in the office of Apple Daily in Hong Kong, the pro-democracy print newspaper said it could stop publishing on Saturday.
Apple Daily raid incident sent shudders through media industry: Hong Kong journalist
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Washington: A senior Hong Kong-based journalist has said the raid conducted by police in the Apple Daily newsroom last week sent shudders through the media industry.
Countering China: US planning to build combat-ready standing force on Australia's doorstep
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:54 am
Beijing: The US is looking to set up a combat-ready standing force on Australia's doorstep, an effort seen as a move to counter China's increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Popular newspaper editorial slams China over treatment towards Hong Kong
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:46 am
China’s assumption of direct control over Hong Kong affairs, contravening binding undertakings made at the 1997 handover, is increasingly blatant, a major international newspaper slammed Beijing in its editorial on Monday.
Apple Daily publishes 500,000 copies despite police crackdown
Jun 20, 2021, at 02:57 am
Hong Kong: Despite police raids, Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily continued its operations and printed 500,000 copies of Friday’s paper, media reports said.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab slams China over Apple Daily crackdown
Jun 19, 2021, at 02:08 am
London: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday targeted China over the raids and arrests at Apple Daily in Hong Kong and said it demonstrated Beijing is using the National Security Law to target dissenting voices.