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Penny Wong weds long-time partner in 'special day'

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she and her wife were delighted so many could share their special day after tying the knot.

AAP · Mar 16, 2024

Hong Kong Court Refuses To Drop Jimmy Lai Sedition Charge

A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to throw out a charge of seditious publication in a trial that has attracted international attention.

International Business Times · Dec 22, 2023

Dissident Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai’s son condemns father’s ‘show trial’

Sebastien Lai urges UK to keep up pressure after public intervention from Foreign Secretary

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, Hong Kong police detain activists on anniversary of 1989 massacre

Hong Kong police have carried out arrests and Chinese authorities have tightened security during the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023

British judges have failed to curb Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent

Letter: The judges who sit on the court of final appeal are only legitimising Beijing’s draconian rule, writes David Alton

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2022

Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for eight months over pro-democracy protests

Wong, a familiar presence at the rallies, used her court appearance to label Hong Kong’s government an ‘authoritarian regime’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2022

Grandma Wong, fixture of Hong Kong protests, jailed for 8 months

The veteran activist served two short terms in prison in July 2021 and in April this year.

Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2022