National Security law under scrutiny as Jimmy Lai takes the stand | Hong Kong Protests

National Security law under scrutiny as Jimmy Lai takes the stand | Hong Kong Protests

Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong’s ‘Apple Daily,’ testified Wednesday in his national security trial, one of the most high-profile cases under the China-imposed law. Lai is facing charges of colluding with foreign forces and conspiring to publish seditious content. He could face life in prison. Check out our Latest…

Hong Kong jails pro-democracy activists over controversial election | Hong Kong Protests

Hong Kong jails pro-democracy activists over controversial election | Hong Kong Protests

NewsFeed Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison, over a move to challenge Beijing’s influence on Hong Kong elections. The trial has been criticised as political and unfair. Published On 19 Nov 202419 Nov 2024 Check out our Latest News and…

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about? | Hong Kong Protests News

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about? | Hong Kong Protests News

A Hong Kong Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years on Tuesday, in the first-ever mass sentencing since Beijing imposed a controversial national security law on the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The activists were among 47 people arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial primary elections…

New York museum ‘keeps memories alive’ 35 years after Tiananmen crackdown | History News

New York museum ‘keeps memories alive’ 35 years after Tiananmen crackdown | History News

New York City – When Zhou Fengsuo last saw the mimeograph machine, he was running for his life as the tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989. For weeks before that night of bloodshed, Zhou had used the machine, a state-of-the-art photocopier at the time, to churn…

Hong Kong court bans protest song Glory to Hong Kong | Hong Kong Protests News

Hong Kong court bans protest song Glory to Hong Kong | Hong Kong Protests News

Ruling also means the song can no longer be disseminated or reproduced on internet-based platforms. An appeals court in Hong Kong has banned a popular song that was penned during the Chinese territory’s pro-democracy protests of 2019. The ban on Glory to Hong Kong, issued on Wednesday, came as the…

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns | Hong Kong Protests News

Hong Kong’s new security law comes into force amid human rights concerns | Hong Kong Protests News

A new national security law has come into force in Hong Kong despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. The law, also known as Article 23, came into at midnight on Saturday, days after Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing…

Four found guilty of rioting over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature | Hong Kong Protests News

Four found guilty of rioting over 2019 storming of Hong Kong legislature | Hong Kong Protests News

The storming of the building marked an escalation in the 2019 mass protests that began over a China extradition bill. A Hong Kong court has found four people guilty of rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building that marked a major escalation of pro-democracy protests more than…

Hong Kong police offers bounties for five activists living overseas | Hong Kong Protests News

Hong Kong police offers bounties for five activists living overseas | Hong Kong Protests News

The US and the UK have condemned the move as Hong Kong authorities expand crackdown under national security law. Police in Hong Kong have offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of five activists living overseas, expanding a crackdown on those involved in the city’s once vibrant pro-democracy protest…