Pro-Democracy Businesses Close Under Suppression of Hong Kong Authorities
Kwong Wing Catering said that within a week of its opening, it was inspected by six or seven government departments and fined. They were informed that Camel Paint Building is designated for industrial and/or warehouse use in most of its land leases, not for retail purposes.
Exiled Hong Kong Activist Urged to Return Home By Questionable Online Post
“This isn’t about the law — it’s more about using Cultural Revolution-style struggle session tactics to undermine family ties of love, affection and trust,”
Chinese Democracy Activists Exiled in the West to Be ‘Pursued for life’ Says Hong Kong Leader
The statement calls on governments to “use all means at their disposal” to protect the exiled from “unlawful prosecution” and to make “crystal clear” that any attempt to apprehend activists on democratic soil is unacceptable.
Former Stand News Editor-in-Chief: Our Mission Was to Document and Report the Truth
Although the interviewees were arrested afterward, Chung did not think reporting the primaries was a crime. He said that even if they were convicted, prisoners and criminals still would have the right to freedom of speech. So if any opinions concerned the public, they had to be reported.
Hong Kong Activists Jailed for Up To 14 Months Over Banned Massacre Vigil
“Most democratic campaigners in Hong Kong with whom I’ve worked, such as Joshua Wong, Benny Tai and Jimmy Lai, are detained and facing life imprisonment as I speak,” Law told the summit, sparking vitriolic criticism from Beijing, which slammed the U.S. for giving a platform to a “Hong Kong fugitive.”
‘Extremely Furious’ that Self-exiled Activist Nathan Law is ‘Betraying Hong Kong,’ Says City’s Security Chief
“I am campaigning for a democratic and free Hong Kong. If it’s considered ‘secession’ and ‘subversion’ by Beijing, it only shows the political suppression from them,” said Law. “It does not embarrass or stigmatise me. I will continue to do what I think [is] good for the city’s freedom.”
‘Even with Handcuffs, I Feel at Peace’: Pro-democracy Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Says Apple Daily Won’t Change, but No More Protest Activism
Lai is among 13 democrats and public figures accused of incitement in connection with a banned vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre on June 4th. He also faces multiple charges over last year’s pro-democracy protests which were triggered by a now-withdrawn extradition bill.
Heiko Maas, Nathan Law is More Important Than Wang Yi
President of the Czech Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, led an 89-member delegation to visit Taiwan, following which Wang Yi threatened to make him “pay a heavy price.” Maas said that “threats don’t fit in here,” pledging Germany’s solidarity and cooperation with the Czech Republic.
Jailed Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law freed on bail by Court of Final Appeal
Kris Cheng | Hong Kong Free Press The Court of Final Appeal has approved a bail application from jailed activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law. Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma heard the applications during a short hearing on Tuesday morning. They are to be released on an HK$50,000 bail until November 7 when their applications to appeal […]
Human Rights in China Worsen as Beijing Extends Reach to Hong Kong: Report
Lam Kwok-lap and Zhang Li | Radio Free Asia Freedoms of speech and religion, the rule of law, and individual rights and freedoms have worsened during the past year under the ruling Chinese Communist Party, an annual congressional-executive report has found, calling on the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to do more to halt […]