As Hong Kong reckons with worst fire in decades, many see echoes of 2019
Unresolved anger and mistrust from the 2019 protests have hung over the response to the deadly Tai Po fire.
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Hong Kong retrial convicts social worker over role in 2019 protests
A different court previously cleared Jackie Chen of rioting after she said she attended protests to call for restraint.
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Hong Kong law under scrutiny as Jimmy Lai takes the stand
Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong’s ‘Apple Daily,’ testified Wednesday in his national security trial
Published On 20 Nov 2024
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Hong Kong jails pro-democracy activists over controversial election
Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison.
Published On 19 Nov 2024
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Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?
The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a ‘coup’.
Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms.
Hong Kong’s security law threatens to jail activist for ‘seditious’ T-shirt
Chu Kai-pong faces a sentence of up to 10 years in jail after becoming the first convict under the strict new laws.
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.
Hong Kong court bans protest song Glory to Hong Kong
Ruling also means the song can no longer be disseminated or reproduced on internet-based platforms.
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