Tag Archives: Hong Kong

• Hundreds march in Taiwan to support 12 arrested Hong Kongers 25 October 2020 | Huizhong Wu This post has no comments yet

  Hundreds of people marched in Taiwan's capital on Sunday to demand the release of 12 Hong Kong anti-government protesters who were arrested by mainland Chinese authorities in August. ...

• Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong reveals fear of arrest 23 August 2020 | Anthony Wallace This post has one comment

  Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong told Sunday how he constantly feared arrest following the imposition of a new security law in Hong Kong, in a virtual appearance at British book festival. ...

• Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper, arrests owner 10 August 2020 | Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi This post has one comment

  Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested Monday and led in handcuffs through his newspaper office as police raided the building, part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent since China imposed a security law on the city. ...

• US slaps sanctions on Hong Kong leader in new offensive on China 7 August 2020 | Shaun Tandon and Rob Lever, with AFP in Beijing This post has 4 comments

  The United States slapped sanctions Friday on Hong Kong's leader after effectively forcing Chinese internet giants TikTok and WeChat to end all US operations in a twin diplomatic-commercial offensive set to grow ahead of US elections. ...

• Hong Kong postpones elections by a year over coronavirus pandemic 31 July 2020 | Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Hong Kong's democracy supporters were dealt a huge blow Friday as authorities postponed local elections for a year because of the coronavirus, capping a devastating month of political disqualifications, arrests for social media posts. ...

• Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature 21 July 2020 | Carol Mang and Yanni Chow This post has no comments yet

  Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city’s legislature, raising the prospect of a battle with authorities after being barred from running in previous polls. ...

• China vows retaliation after Trump ends preferential status for Hong Kong 14 July 2020 | Jeff Mason and Steve Holland This post has no comments yet

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions. ...

• Hong Kong man first to be charged under new China security law 3 July 2020 | Jessie Pang and Anne Marie Roantree This post has no comments yet

  A man carrying a “Liberate Hong Kong” sign as he drove a motorcycle into police at a protest against the territory’s Chinese rulers became on Friday the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new security law. ...

• Hong Kong activists discuss ‘parliament-in-exile’ after China crackdown 2 July 2020 | Natalie Thomas and Guy Faulconbridge This post has 2 comments

  Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament-in-exile to keep the flame of democracy alive and send a message to China that freedom cannot be crushed, campaigner Simon Cheng told Reuters. ...

• China is playing with fire in Hong Kong 1 July 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

  The rest of the world should not remain a mere spectator of the events in Hong Kong. The people must rise, and the governments must take action. ...