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Lawmakers, Advocates Speak Out Against Mass Jailing of Hong Kong Activists
Resistance to the Chinese Communist Party’s suppression in Hong Kong has garnered bipartisan support in the United States.
US Is Preparing New Sanctions Over Sentencing of 45 Activists in Hong Kong: State Department
Hong Kong sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison, in the largest single prosecution under the CCP-imposed national security law.
MPs Call for Immediate Release of Hong Kong Democracy Activist Jimmy Lai
There have been ongoing concerns over the physical and mental wellbeing of Jimmy Lai, with the statement noting the 77-year-old’s health ‘is deteriorating.’
Wong Expresses Concern With Impending Sentencing of Australian Citizen by Hong Kong Court
The Australian minister has issued a statement in response to the developments in the Beijing-controlled Hong Kong.
45 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Figures Jailed in Landmark National Security Law Case
Legal scholar Benny Tai was among those sentenced on Nov. 19.
Mastermind of Foiled 2019 Hong Kong Bomb Plot Is Jailed for Nearly 24 Years
The case marks the longest sentence handed down in connection with the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
Hong Kong Offices Influencing US Politics at State and Local Levels, Report Says
The report alleges that the Hong Kong government is pushing a pro-CCP narrative using a network of government agencies and associations.
Australian Judge Sitting on HK Court Legitimises Beijing’s Oppression, Protesters Claim
Patrick Keane, who sits on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, faced protests outside his lecture in NSW, concerned at his role in legitimising Beijing’s rule.
British Judge Becomes 5th to Step Down From Hong Kong’s Top Court
British Judge Nicholas Phillips will leave Hong Kong’s top court when his terms ends on Monday due to ‘personal reasons.’
Hong Kong Journalist Sentenced to 21-Month Prison Term in Landmark Sedition Case
This is the first prison term handed down by Hong Kong’s court in a sedition case against journalists since the city’s handover to Beijing in 1997.
Hong Kong Man Convicted Under New Law for Wearing Protest Slogan T-Shirt
Pleading guilty to sedition, he told police that the slogan was intended to remind people of the 2019 mass protests.
US House Passes Bill to Shut Hong Kong Trade Offices as Human Rights Deteriorate
The bill requires the U.S. president to ’remove the extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices.’
China Extends Annual Cybersecurity Campaign to Hong Kong and Macau
Analysts see the move as part of broader efforts to increase online control in the former British and Portuguese territories.
US Warns Companies About ‘New and Heightened Risks’ of Doing Business in Hong Kong
American investors, researchers, and journalists could be targeted for their regular operations under the city’s new national security ordinance Article 23.
Australia ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Imprisonment of Hong Kong Journalists
Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam have been convicted over 11 articles they wrote, which the CCP regime found to be ’seditious.’
Hong Kong’s Conviction of 2 Journalists Is ‘A Direct Attack on Media Freedom’: US State Dept.
The Hong Kong government is facing international criticism following the landmark sedition case.
