Remaining British judges urged to resign from Hong Kong’s top court The three British judges still on territory’s top bench under pressure to quit after two others stepped down last week The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
Hong Kong invokes new law to cancel passports of 6 overseas-based activists, including Nathan Law The Hong Kong government has canceled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissidents who moved overseas The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024
Hong Kong cancels passports of six pro-democracy activists in exile in UK The six, including former legislator Nathan Law, are also banned from any business dealings and financial transactions. Al Jazeera · Jun 12, 2024
Hong Kong Cancels Passports Of Six 'Lawless' Democracy Activists The Hong Kong government said Wednesday it has cancelled the passports of six democracy activists who fled to the United Kingdom, calling them "lawless wanted criminals". International Business Times · Jun 12, 2024
The Guardian view on the rule of law in Hong Kong: the verdict of foreign judges is damning Editorial: The conviction of peaceful pro-democracy activists is another shameful moment in the ongoing crackdown The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
Thai arrested at Hong Kong music festival A 34-year-old Thai woman and a local man, 33, were arrested at a Hong Kong music festival over the weekend for allegedly possessing illegal drugs and drug-taking equipment, police said on Monday. Bangkok Post · Jun 11, 2024
Hong Kong is ‘slowly becoming a totalitarian state’, says UK judge Lord Sumption, who last week quit territory’s top court, speaks out on ‘paranoid atmosphere’ under Chinese rule The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024
Hong Kong Novelists Seek Freedom In Exile After Democracy Crackdown When Hong Kong author Kay So left her home city in 2020, she had in her luggage two short stories she had written about the huge, at times violent democracy protests that upended the city in 2019. International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024
Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’ Hong Kong chief executive defends territory’s judiciary amid concerns about impact of security and sedition laws. Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2024
Top Canadian judge steps down from Hong Kong's top court following other resignations Hong Kong officials say a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada is stepping down from the city's top court The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
Nio's CEO calls Europe's possible tariffs on Chinese EVs a move against the 'sustainable development of all humankind' Nio shares dropped 7% in Hong Kong trading on Friday after the EV maker reported a wider net loss for Q1 2024. Fortune · Jun 7, 2024
British Judges Resign From Hong Kong's Top Court Resignations of British judges from Hong Kong's top court raise concerns over rule of law under national security law. Top News · Jun 7, 2024
Two more British judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court Democracy campaigners welcome move by Lord Sumption and Lord Collins, who cited political situation in statement The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
Two British judges quit top Hong Kong court amid pro-China crackdown on dissent It comes after a report by The Independent detailing the judges being paid £40,000 to sit on the court for up to a month at a time The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024 China’s crackdown on Tiananmen memorials shows its obsession with security – and growing paranoia Under Xi Jinping, national security has swallowed up all other state policies, and Hong Kong’s activists are paying the price, says author Louisa Lim
France 24 · Jun 4, 2024 China cracks down on attempts to mark 35 years since Tiananmen massacre Checkpoints and rows of police vehicles lined a major road leading to Beijing's Tiananmen Square as China heightened security on the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2024 Tiananmen Square anniversary: Hong Kong police detain artist who made sign in the air Sanmu Chen appeared to write the date of massacre in the air as anniversary becomes increasingly sensitive in Hong Kong
Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2024 Taiwan’s Lai says Tiananmen ‘will not disappear in torrent of history’ Tuesday marks 35 years since Chinese soldiers stormed the square and opening fire on peaceful protesters.
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024 Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown Hong Kong police have detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, signaling the city’s shrinking freedom of expression
Radio France Internationale · Jun 3, 2024 Tiananmen Square at 35: top Chinese dissident looks back Thirty-five years ago, Wang Dan was number one on China's most-wanted list. The student leader, who headed months of mass protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, was arrested after the army violently removed the demonstrators and spent years in jail. Now living in exile in the US, he reflects on how…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 China and Hong Kong reportedly detain dissidents before Tiananmen Square anniversary Events marking 35 years since troops ended peaceful protest with deadly violence are banned in China and Hong Kong
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024 After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive China has quashed large-scale commemorations of Tuesday's 35th anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown within its borders
Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2024 New York museum ‘keeps memories alive’ 35 years after Tiananmen crackdown A bloodied shirt, a tent and a military medal are among exhibits marking China’s brutal suppression of 1989 protests.
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024 British judges paid £40,000 to sit on Hong Kong court despite pro-China crackdown More than 1,800 political prisoners have been detained in Hong Kong in Beijing’s clampdown on the region since 2019
The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024 ‘We refuse to disappear’: the Hong Kong 47 facing life in jail after crackdown Last week’s conviction of dissidents came in the biggest case since the introduction of a new national security law