The Latest Breaking News from Benedict Rogers

Photos of Kim Jong-un inspecting children’s shoes released by North Korea as proof he’s alive, but people online have their doubts

Netizens are still sceptical about the matter.

We Got This Covered · Oct 20

OPINION - Keir Starmer should forcibly show his revulsion at the treatment of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai

Britain has a responsibility to Hong Kong; it must make any trade deal conditional on Jimmy Lai’s release

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Never mind Xi, Kim or Putin, this outcast leader was the real winner on China’s grandest stage

Myanmar’s general Min Aung Hlaing, once a global pariah, is clawing his way back onto the world stage as powerful leaders engage with an accused war criminal. Is Asia’s embrace giving legitimacy to a regime built on torture, massacres and fear? Shweta Sharma reports

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025

Brick Lane’s Chinese graffiti conflict explained

Political graffiti in London has led to a fierce debate over China’s Communist Party

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

A Catholic cardinal and others are arrested on Hong Kong security law

The White House and U.S. politicians join others around the world in calling for the release of a retired archbishop, singer and others in the Chinese territory.

WEKU · May 12, 2022

Reports: Hong Kong arrests Roman Catholic cardinal, 3 others

Reports say a Roman Catholic cardinal and three others have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China's national security

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Free media in Hong Kong almost completely dismantled – report

Government crackdown has cleared market for an expanded pro-Beijing and state-owned media sector

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

U.K.-based rights group says Hong Kong police accused it of violating security law

Hong Kong police have accused UK-based rights group Hong Kong Watch of "collusion with foreign forces," a "likely" violation of the China-imposed national security law, the group said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Top Tory ready to quit over Boris Johnson's failure to take human rights seriously

Long-standing deputy chair of the party’s Human Rights Commission Benedict Rogers is furious Boris Johnson has refused to appoint a new chairman since the post became vacant more than a year ago

Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022