Hong Kong activists appealed to Canada and the US to restrict arms sales to the city and to impose sanctions on city officials over alleged “human rights abuses” during the 2019 protests and unrest, the national security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai has heard. Lead prosecutor Anthony Chau on Tuesday drew the court’s attention […]
China's embassy hits back against U.S. criticism of Hong Kong's new national security law, urging the U.S. to "respect China's sovereignty."
Azerbaijan now offers visa-on-arrival to Chinese citizens, with direct flights from Beijing to Baku. In an exclusive interview with CGTN's Wang Guan, Hikmat Hajiyev, assistant to the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan, discloses for the first time
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has removed copies of the University Community Press from campus, saying the student publication was “unauthorised” and could not be displayed without permission. The University Community Press was not affiliated with CUHK and was not recognised by the university, CUHK told HKFP last Friday. The statement came a […]
A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the city, which is ruled by China but has some autonomy stemming from its history as a British colony. The law took effect at midnight when it
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Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 28, 2024 There was no hint of dissent in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council as its 88 members passed Article 23, a piece of draconian domestic Security legislation which “complements” Beijing’s own 2020 Security stamp on the Special Administrative Region. Instead, the local lawmakers, led by Chief Executive […]
Hong Kong’s Civic Party, which was once the city’s second-largest pro-democracy party, has officially shut down after 18 years – joining dozens of other civil society groups which folded in the wake of a Beijing-imposed national security law. Members of the Civic Party – nicknamed “the barristers’ party” – voted last May to dissolve it […]
The Article 23 legislation includes penalties for five categories of crime including treason, insurrection, espionage, sabotage and external interference
The government has condemned an opinion piece about the city’s “lost freedom” published by the New York Times, the latest letter to media in a campaign to counter critical press coverage of the recently-enacted homegrown security law. In a letter written to the Times’ editor on Wednesday, Secretary for Security Chris Tang claimed the op-ed, […]
The enactment of Hong Kong’s new domestic security law was a “glorious achievement,” Chief Executive John Lee has said in a meeting with Beijing’s top official on the city’s affairs. Hong Kong leader Lee and other government officials met the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) Xia Baolong in Shenzhen on […]
Hong Kong’s new homegrown national security law will “unduly limit” human rights and freedom in the city, six UN experts have said as they urged authorities to review and reconsider the legislation. The new security law – commonly known as “Article 23” – targets five types of crimes including treason and insurrection, with sentences ranging […]