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Hong Kong Sentences Falun Gong Practitioner to Prison Under National Security Law

Chong Wai-man, 61, was jailed for his Facebook posts criticizing the Chinese communist regime and its forced organ harvesting.

April 17, 2026BY Dorothy Li and Eva Fu

US Warns Travelers That Hong Kong Police Can Demand Phone, Laptop Passwords

Local authorities can also 'take and keep any personal devices, as evidence, that they claim are linked to ...

March 27, 2026BY Dorothy Li

Father of US-Based Activist Is Sentenced Under National Security Law in Hong Kong

The sentence is 'the latest act of the Chinese government reaching across borders to silence dissent, wherever it ...

February 26, 2026BY Dorothy Li

Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Signals ‘Complete Death’ of Hong Kong’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’: Analysts

A white paper issued right after the ruling could suffocate the daily lives of residents, observers said.

February 13, 2026BY Jarvis Lim

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party Votes to Disband After Decades in Opposition

The city’s longest-standing pro-democracy party exits the political stage amid Beijing's political suppression.

December 14, 2025BY Michael Zhuang

University in Hong Kong Seals Off Student Board, Suspends Union After Posters Mourn Fire Victims

Hong Kong Baptist University’s move came as police actions have increased against those calling for an inquiry into ...

December 6, 2025BY Michael Zhuang

Hong Kong Diaspora Demands Answers After Deadly High-Rise Fire

LA-based diaspora group says the blaze that killed 159 people reflects deeper governance failures and a political climate ...

December 5, 2025BY Michael Zhuang

Hong Kong Student Arrested After Launching Petition Over Deadly Fire

Miles Kwan's petition gained momentum quickly, collecting more than 10,000 signatures before authorities shut it down.

December 1, 2025BY Michael Zhuang

Hongkongers in California Mark 10th Anniversary of ‘Ten Years,’ Call for Continued Support for Freedom

'Ten Years' is an anthology of five short films that each imagined the city’s future from a different angle ...

November 11, 2025BY Nathan Su

5 Years After National Security Law, Many Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Groups Have Disbanded

A former human rights lawyer says that the root cause behind the disbanding of such groups is ‘intolerance ...

July 14, 2025BY Shan Lam

Jailed Hong Kong Activists Appeal Convictions in Landmark National Security Law Case

The Court of Appeal began a 10-day hearing on the appeals of 13 activists who were jailed over ...

July 14, 2025BY Lily Zhou

Hong Kong Proposes Restricting Prison Visits by Lawyers, Doctors for ‘National Security’ Reasons

The amendment would let authorities block visits to inmates, raising alarm over rights and legal freedoms.

July 12, 2025BY Shan Lam

Hong Kong Locals Bow to Commemorative Plaque to Mourn 28-Year Anniversary of Transfer of Sovereignty

Many said its arrangements resemble a funeral hall.

July 8, 2025BY Teresa Zhang

80 Percent of Convictions Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law Not Justified: Amnesty International Report

Five years after the implementation of the Chinese Communist Party's Hong Kong National Security Law, Amnesty International's latest ...

July 8, 2025BY Danny Tang

Another Hong Kong Political Party Announces Dissolution, Citing ‘Tremendous’ Pressure

'The League of Social Democrats will not be the last one to announce the so-called voluntary dissolution,' chairperson ...

July 3, 2025BY Shan Lam and Teresa Zhang

Rights Groups Reveal Hong Kong’s Repression of Freedom Following National Security Law’s Implementation

This year’s June 30 marks the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s decision to implement the national security law in ...

June 30, 2025BY Frank Fang

Why Are Australian, British Judges Leaving Hong Kong’s Top Court?

The role of overseas justices on Hong Kong’s top court has become 'increasingly anachronistic and arguably cosmetic,' said ...

June 19, 2025BY Cindy Li

Hong Kong Police Warn ‘Seditious’ Taiwan Game May Breach Security Law

Mobile game allows players to role-play as rebel forces opposing China’s communist regime.

June 12, 2025BY Teresa Zhang

Hong Kong Adds Charges to Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Under National Security Law

The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police has charged Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, who ...

June 8, 2025BY Teresa Zhang

Former District Councilor Arrested by National Security Police Booted From Stage Play

Chan Kim-kam, a former Tsuen Wan district councilor who was arrested last year by Hong Kong police's National ...

May 23, 2025BY Ben Lam

Hong Kong Drops to Lowest Category in Press Freedom Rankings

According to RSF, before 2014 journalists in Hong Kong were safe, but in recent years they have been ...

May 6, 2025BY Weber Lee

Hong Kong Police Arrest 2 Family Members of Wanted Democracy Activist Kwok Fung-Yee

Relatives of dissidents exiled overseas face intense surveillance from Hong Kong authorities.

May 6, 2025BY Weber Lee

Cardinal Zen Allowed to Leave Hong Kong to Attend Pope’s Funeral

The 93-year-old cleric regained his passport, which was confiscated under the Beijing-imposed national security law in 2022, for ...

April 25, 2025BY Ben Lam

British MP Wera Hobhouse Denied Entry Into Hong Kong

The Hong Kong government responded that it would not comment on individual cases.

April 16, 2025BY Teresa Zhang

Hong Kong’s Largest Pro-Democracy Party Moves Toward Dissolution

With Beijing's tightening control over Hong Kong, the Democratic Party, the single largest pro-democracy group in Hong Kong, ...

April 16, 2025BY Teresa Zhang

Hong Kong National Security Police Target Families of Overseas Dissidents

The Hong Kong Police National Security Department on April 10 took the parents of Frances Hui Wing-ting, a ...

April 14, 2025BY Ben Lam

Hong Kong Freedom and Human Rights Situation Continues to Deteriorate: UK Report

The UK government released its latest six-monthly report on Hong Kong on March 27, covering Hong Kong's political, ...

April 2, 2025BY Weber Lee