Chinese Consulate Worker Recounts Escape to Freedom
“When you’re out of the consulate, you’re not allowed to have any contact with the outside world, and if you [got] caught doing so, the consequences were severe. A recent example was reported in all Chinese diplomatic missions around the world. One of the embassy’s office staff spoke a few words with a local Chinese-speaking person outside of the embassy and was noticed by the embassy’s military attaché. That person he spoke to was from Taiwan, and the office staff was immediately fired and repatriated back to China.”
Italian Reverend Pleads for Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoners Before Lunar New Year
Mella added, “the main issue is that there are still thousands of people in jail. Many nameless young people are still detained in prison.” The reverend believed detaining political prisoners was also why people chose to leave Hong Kong, and maybe Hong Kong could return to normal again if the detained prisoners were set free.
Hong Kong Court Convicts Cardinal Zen and 5 Others Over Failing to Register Protester Relief Fund as Society
Zen, barrister Margaret Ng, ex-lawmaker Cyd Ho, scholar Hui Po-keung, singer-activist Denise Ho, and Sze Ching-wee appeared in front of Principal Magistrate Ada Yip at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Friday. The former five were trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, while Sze was the fund’s secretary.
The Life and Death of the ‘Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China’
This year, as the anniversary of June 4 draws near, the prospect of vindicating the 1989 movement seems further out of reach than ever before. Various media reports indicated that the police would deploy 3,000 police officers in Victoria Park, at the East Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade (尖東海傍), around the PRC’s Hong Kong Liaison Office, and other key areas on the night of June 4; anyone wearing black clothes, wearing masks, and lighting candles would be treated as being involved in an illegal gathering.
Cardinal Zen, Barrister Margaret Ng and Others Released Following Four Hong Kong National Security Arrests
Police said the arrestees were trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which supported thousands of protesters during the 2019 unrest by providing legal assistance, funds for psychological counselling and medical treatment and emergency relief.
International Scientific Journals Retract Chinese Research Articles on Uyghur DNA for Ethical Violation
For years, Yves Moreau, a professor of engineering at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, has been most vocal about the retractions of Chinese research articles using Uyghur DNA samples. He analyzed 529 studies involving genetics in China, and was surprised to find that between 2011 and 2018, about half of the co-authors of the research published in China were members of the Chinese police, army, or judicial department.
Rest in Peace Apple Daily Hong Kong: Raucous, Independent and Proud
So, as long as Apple lived it provided a rallying point for resistance and this was never going to be tolerated.
The politics of Hong Kong’s only democracy supporting media company can hardly be overlooked but, as a journalist, It is equally hard to overlook Apple’s immense contribution to local journalism.
Hong Kong Authorities Warn of 5-Year Prison Term for Attending Tiananmen Massacre Vigil
Last year, thousands of Hongkongers spontaneously lit candles in more than a dozen public spots, including Victoria Park to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre, despite the police ban.
Last year, thousands of Hongkongers spontaneously lit candles in more than a dozen public spots, including Victoria Park to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre, despite the police ban.
China Will Exploit Paris Climate Accord to Undermine US: Expert
“Beijing’s energy-related emissions increased more than 80 percent between 2005-2019, while U.S. energy-related emissions have decreased by more than 15 percent. In 2019 alone, China’s energy-related CO2 emissions increased more than 3 percent, while the United States’ decreased by 2 percent.”
During 2020, the Chinese Communist Party Severely Restricts and Shuts Down Churches and Christmas Celebrations
The CCP had banned the Beijing Catholic Church of the Savior, also known as the Xishiku Church, from opening on Christmas Eve. Authorities had stationed armed security guards wearing black uniforms to barricade the church’s entrance and prevent parishioners from entering.