Hong Kong court jails former editor for sedition, releases another on health grounds
Hong Kong, China Reuters A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months and immediately released another after they had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a ruling that has prompted an international outcry. In a landmark case about media freedom, Chung Pui-kuen […]
First conviction under Hong Kong’s new national security law for wearing “seditious” T-shirt
Hong Kong, China Reuters A Hong Kong man on Monday pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted under the city’s new national security law passed in March. Chu Kai-pong, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of “doing with a seditious intention an act”. A Hong […]
Hong Kong court convicts former Stand News editors of sedition
Hong Kong, China Reuters A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a case that has drawn international scrutiny amid a security crackdown in the China-ruled city. The two editors, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, could be jailed for […]
Hong Kongers embrace politics in UK, but some still fear Beijing
London, UK Reuters For Richard Wong, 25, who moved to Britain from Hong Kong two years ago, it “feels strange” taking part in a free election, exercising exactly those rights that he once fought for, knowing that his friends back home no longer can. “Back in Hong Kong we tried so hard to get democracy […]
Two British judges quit Hong Kong’s top court
Hong Kong, China Reuters Two British judges have resigned from Hong Kong’s top court, around a week after a landmark verdict in which 14 prominent democratic activists were convicted for subversion amid a national security crackdown on dissent in the financial hub. The Hong Kong Judiciary said in a statement late on Thursday that two […]
“Sitting in jail for everyone else”: A Hong Kong democrat’s sacrifice
JESSIE PANG and JAMES POMFRET, of Reuters, report on the story of imprisoned pro-democracy activist Owen Chow…
Fourteen Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial
Hong Kong, China Reuters Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal another blow to the city’s rule of law and its reputation as a global financial hub. The verdicts in Hong Kong’s biggest trial against the democratic opposition […]
China says Hong Kong must “tightly hold” national security line to safeguard development
United State Reuters China’s top official on Hong Kong affairs said the city should “tightly hold” onto the bottom line of national security to safeguard development, in a speech coming weeks after the enactment of sweeping new security laws. “To move towards governance and prosperity, we need to tightly hold onto the bottom line of […]
New Hong Kong security law comes into force amid fears for freedoms
Hong Kong, China Reuters A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. The law, also known as Article 23, took effect at midnight, days after Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing lawmakers passed […]
Hong Kong passes security law which critics say further threatens freedoms
Hong Kong, China Reuters Hong Kong lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security bill within two weeks of it being presented, fast-tracking a major piece of legislation that critics say further threatens the China-ruled city’s freedoms. The package, known as Article 23, punishes offences including treason, sabotage, sedition, the theft of state secrets, […]