Tag Archives: Democracy

• China unveils details of national security law for Hong Kong 30 June 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China on Tuesday unveiled details of a contentious new national security law for Hong Kong, ending weeks of uncertainty that have exacerbated concerns over Beijing’s erosion of freedoms in the global financial hub. ...

• China passes Hong Kong security law amid global opposition | Clare Jim and Yew Lun Tian This post has one comment

  China’s parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way of life since it returned to Chinese rule almost exactly 23 years ago. ...

• Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws 28 June 2020 | Scott Murdoch This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people on Sunday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. ...

• Online platform launched for candidates for exile Tibetan elections 27 June 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has no comments yet

  As the exile Tibetan elections for their political leader and representatives in the Parliament approaches in a few months, a group of Tibetans have created a website as a platform to know their candidates better. ...

• Hong Kong protesters defy ban, rally to remember Tiananmen 4 June 2020 | Su Xinqi and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Tens of thousands of people across Hong Kong lit candles and chanted democracy slogans on Thursday to commemorate China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, defying a ban against gathering as tensions seethed over a planned new security law. ...

• US, UK raise Hong Kong at UN as pressure mounts on China 29 May 2020 This post has one comment

  The United States and Britain on Friday defied China's anger by raising Hong Kong's autonomy at the UN Security Council as President Donald Trump prepared new measures against Beijing. ...

• Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China’s security law proposal 24 May 2020 | Yan Zhao and Xinqi Su This post has no comments yet

  Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes for months. ...

• China proposes new national security law in Hong Kong 21 May 2020 | Jing Xuan Teng with Xinqi Su in Hong Kong This post has one comment

  China's parliament said Thursday it will introduce a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move likely to stoke unrest in the financial hub. ...

• Ignoring social distancing, protesters mock Hong Kong leader Lam on her birthday 13 May 2020 | Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou This post has one comment

  Hundreds of protesters gathered in shopping malls across Hong Kong on Wednesday, flouting coronavirus-related social distancing rules to mock unpopular Chief Executive Carrie Lam on her birthday. ...

• Hong Kong police break up pro-democracy singing protest at mall 26 April 2020 This post has one comment

  Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on Sunday, despite a ban on public gatherings of more than four people. ...