Hong Kong democracy

Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, and Gwyneth Ho were convicted for either taking part in or inciting others to join the candlelight vigil in 2020.

Changes to Hong Kong’s election system, as well as the overarching national security law, have all but killed any formal political opposition.

The five editors and executives are accused of conspiring with foreign countries to impose sanctions against China and Hong Kong.

The PRC has a long history of remaking institutions, but keeping up the language and appearance of the past.

For the second year in a row, the customary June 4 vigil has been banned by authorities.

Despite the rocky road ahead, Hong Kong’s opposition politicians must not give up on the political arena.

For many, the arrest and conviction of Hong Kong's “father of democracy” signal a cataclysmic shift in the city’s political climate.

The most significant government reforms since the city’s handover in 1997 consolidate Beijing's control over Hong Kong's government.

Under the newly revamped electoral system, only 20 of the Legislative Council’s 90 seats will be directly elected.

Parsing the motivations, and implications, of Beijing's plan to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral and legislative structures.

The changes, billed as necessary “improvements,” will make it effectively impossible for pro-democrats to win office.