Mar 09, 2021, at 12:56 am
Vancouver: Several protesters, belonging to different organizations, demonstrated against China outside the Vancouver Chinese Consulate office against Beijing's treatment towards Tibet and Hong Kong on Sunday.
Hong Kong: 47 opposition figures charged with conspiring to subvert state power
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Police have charged 47 former opposition lawmakers and activists with conspiring to subvert state power under Hong Kong’s national security law over their roles in an unofficial primary run-off election that authorities linked to a plot to overthrow the government, marking another episode of conflict with China, media reports said.
US calls for immediate release of jailed pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong: Blinken
Mar 02, 2021, at 12:33 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Washington condemns the arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and calls for their immediate release, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New York: United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has said China is restricting the basic civil and political freedoms – including in Hong Kong – in the name of national security.
Beijing's crackdown: Hong Kongers sign up for new UK visa
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Hong Kong: Just a fortnight after the scheme opened, a large number of Hongkongers have already applied for the UK’s visa route, media reports said.
Experts to discuss human rights abuse issue in Tibet, East Turkistan, HK on Feb 28
Feb 27, 2021, at 03:58 pm
London: Human rights and advocacy group Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities will organize an online panel discussion on February 28 to highlight the ongoing human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.
EU diplomats slam China over its Hong Kong treatment
Feb 26, 2021, at 08:41 pm
Brussels: The European Union has targeted China's political crackdown on Hong Kong on Monday, media reports said on Friday.
Hong Kong now plans to make politicians swear oath of loyalty to Beijing: Report
Feb 26, 2021, at 05:14 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s government has announced electoral changes requiring office-holders to pledge and maintain an oath of loyalty to Hong Kong and Beijing, a move which hints further on China's domination over the region, media reports said.
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail
Feb 20, 2021, at 03:43 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has been denied bail by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), media reports said.
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested
Feb 19, 2021, at 04:55 pm
Beijing: Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has been arrested for helping 12 fugitives who tried to flee to Taiwan, as well as collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security, media reports said.
Senators reintroduce Bill to offer US refugee status to Hong Kong citizens: Rubio
Feb 10, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Twelve US senators have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to offer refugee status in the United States to citizens of Hong Kong who protested against the government of China, Senator Marco Rubio said in a press release.
No room for 'debate or compromise': Hong Kong now launches national security rules for schools
Feb 10, 2021, at 05:27 am
Months after China imposed a new national security law which gave wide-ranging powers to crack down on vaguely defined political crimes to authorities, Hong Kong has now introduced new restrictions for how schools operate, media reports said.
Hong Kong Police seize 682 kg of ketamine shipped from Pakistan
Feb 09, 2021, at 05:36 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police have made their biggest-ever seizure of ketamine which was shipped into the city from Pakistan in packages labelled "macaroni", media reports said.
Chinese tycoon's daughter to buy stake in Hong Kong media firm
Feb 08, 2021, at 04:05 pm
Hong Kong: Kwok Hiu-ting, the daughter of China's Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. chairman, has agreed to procure the stake in prominent Hong Kong media firm Sing Tao News Corp. for about HK$370 million ($48 million), media reports said.
US lawmakers now nominate Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for Nobel Peace Prize
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:19 am
Beijing: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, reports South China Morning Post.
US Secretary of State sees China as a 'significant challenge'
Feb 04, 2021, at 02:18 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said China poses the most significant challenge to the nation than any other country.
British overseas passport process begins: Beijing targets London
Feb 03, 2021, at 12:55 am
London: Reacting to London's comment that it will not 'look the other way' after Beijing said that it would stop recognising British National Overseas BN (O) passport as a travel or identification document, China called he move “the logic of a brazen bandit”.
Boris Johnson govt to open a new visa for Hong Kong BN(O) status holders
Jan 31, 2021, at 09:19 pm
London: The UK government will deliver on its commitment to open a new visa for Hong Kong BN(O) status holders on Jan 31.
Hong Kong tussle: China derecognises British National Overseas passport as travel, ID document
Jan 31, 2021, at 07:40 pm
Beijing: China is all set to derecognise British National (Overseas) passports as travel and identification documents from Sunday, adding one more episode of tussle in the already tarnished relationship between Hong Kong and China.
Expert shows how China repeats 1959 Tibet script in Hong Kong
Jan 29, 2021, at 03:31 pm
A geo-political expert believes that the current socio-political re-engineering in Hong Kong — called the “Second Handover” by some — is following a script reminiscent of the happenings in Tibet in 1959.
Hong Kong issue: China targets US over 'blatant interference'
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:19 am
Beijing: China has condemned the US stance of blatant interfering in Hong Kong affairs, a region which is continuously in conflict with Beijing.
Hong Kong: China to bar British overseas passport holders from public office
Jan 19, 2021, at 04:59 pm
Beijing: China is planning to bar British National (Overseas) passport [BN (O)] owners from holding public office in Hong Kong, a measure believed to be taken by Beijing to control dissenting voice, media reports said.
US designates six pro-China officials over Hong Kong arrests
Jan 18, 2021, at 02:41 am
Washington: The United States is designating six PRC and Hong Kong officials in connection with the draconian National Security Law (NSL), pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13936, “The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization.”
Jan 13, 2021, at 01:21 am
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong police have invoked the national security law for the first time to block a local website dedicated to publishing first-hand accounts of the anti-government protests in 2019 and the personal details of officers and pro-Beijing figures, showcasing the continuing atrocities carried out by officials in the city, media reports said.
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker sent to jail again
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:30 am
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court has revoked bail for former lawmaker and Democratic Party chairman, Wu Chi-wai, who was charged with joining an alleged unauthorized demonstration last year.
Top diplomats of Australia, Canada, UK, US express concern over Hong Kong mass arrests
Jan 11, 2021, at 02:00 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The top diplomats of Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom expressed their concern with the recent arrest of scores of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong, a joint statement shared by Washington’s State Department said.
Hong Kong: UN human rights office urges immediate release of arrested activist
Jan 08, 2021, at 06:50 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Thursday voiced deep concerns over the arrests of over 50 individuals under the new National Security Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, and called for their immediate release.
COVID-19 pandemic: Experts alert Hong Kong govt about social unrest among youth
Jan 07, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Hong Kong: Experts have warned Hong Kong authorities that they must tackle students’ pent-up resentment against the government and frustration over the coronavirus pandemic as their anger may soon explode into social unrest.
Hong Kong arrests over 50 opposition figures under national security Law: Reports
Jan 06, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Police in Hong Kong on Wednesday detained over 50 high-profile anti-Beijing activists and politicians, including one US national, in early morning raids, media reported.
Beijing sentences 10 people who attempted to flee Hong Kong to escape prison terms
Jan 03, 2021, at 06:27 pm
Beijing: Chinese government this week sentenced ten arrested Hong Kong activists, who were trying to flee to Taiwan by speedboat, for a period between seven months and three years, media reports said.