Edward Leung, the 30-year-old activist and supporter of Hong Kong’s independence, has been released after four years in prison. The authorities announced this on Wednesday morning. Leung was a rising star within the Hong Kong protest movement. In 2018, however, he ended up in jail for assaulting the police […]
Hong Kong will spark a host of new “national security crimes,” the region’s leader said Wednesday during the first session of a new parliament that has been stripped of political opposition. The law will supplement a national security law imposed on Hong Kong by the Chinese government in Beijing. […]
Two Hong Kong universities on Friday removed memorials to the 1989 pro-democracy Tiananmen protest in Beijing. On Thursday, another university had already taken away an image. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Friday morning removed the “Goddess of Democracy” statue from its campus in front of the […]
Hong Kong’s security forces are on the move on Thursday to prevent demonstrations. Authorities in the metropolis celebrate 24 years since the United Kingdom handed over the prosperous area to China. A large protest march was not allowed to take place formally because of the corona pandemic. In many […]
Hong Kong’s electoral system is undergoing a significant overhaul. The Chinese parliament gave the green light on Thursday and reported the South China Morning Post newspaper. Critics fear that the pro-democracy opposition in the former British crown colony will now be further sidelined. The newspaper writes that it paved […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for the immediate release of dozens of Hong Kong prominent pro-democracy politicians and activists who are being prosecuted for “subversion”. “We condemn the detention and charges against pan-democratic candidates in Hong Kong elections and call for their immediate release,” Blinken wrote […]
Hong Kong police arrested dozens of people on Wednesday in protests against the new security law introduced by China. Police reported that at least 30 people had been arrested for violating the new law, possession of weapons and opposition to the police. Police used water cannons to disperse protesters. […]
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang defended the security law for Hong Kong and Macau shortly after the People’s Congress passed the law. The law allows China to maintain stricter order in the two autonomous regions. According to critics, including the United States, that autonomy is now effectively ending. In […]
