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Hong Kong freedom of speech
October 25, 2022
Pro-democracy Publisher Jimmy Lai Found Guilty on Fraud Charges
By Kanis Leung
Lai, former publisher of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, has been targeted in a series of prosecutions apparently aimed at punishing him for his past activism.
September 12, 2022
Children’s Books Branded Seditious in Hong Kong
By Michael C. Davis
A recent court case drives home concerns about the overly broad use of Hong Kong’s resurrected sedition law.
June 20, 2022
Hong Kong Is Unrecognizable After 2 Years Under the National Security Law
By Angeli Datt
Five ways the law has deepened authoritarianism in the territory as conditions are set to worsen.
December 07, 2020
Hong Kong’s Civil Servants Under Siege
By Jessie Lau
A civil servant explains the growing pressures facing Hong Kong's bureaucrats.
October 14, 2020
Hong Kong’s National Security Law Creeps Into Education Sector
By Jessie Lau
Critics warn free discussion in schools is under attack amid new restrictions on teaching topics.
September 07, 2020
Inside Hong Kong’s Besieged Legislative Council, Democrats Refuse to Surrender
By Kevin Holden
Banned candidates. Arrested lawmakers. Cancelled elections. What remains of democracy in Hong Kong?
July 03, 2020
Beijing’s National Security Law Brings Mainland Repression to Hong Kong
By Michael C. Davis and Victoria Tin-bor Hui
The implications of the new law for Hong Kongers and the world.
June 05, 2020
National Security Laws in General Are Not a Problem. Hong Kong’s Is.
By Larry C. B. Lai and Debby S. W. Chan
Many countries have national security laws. The central question lies in whether the laws primarily protect national security or suffocate civil and political liberties.
June 04, 2020
Focus Shifts to Hong Kong’s Fate on Tiananmen Anniversary
By Associated Press
In a sign of Hong Kong’s shrinking freedoms, the annual Tiananmen vigil was not authorized for the first time in 30 years.
April 20, 2020
Hong Kong Arrests Spark Fears of Crackdown
By Associated Press
The U.S. and U.K. condemned the arrests of democracy activists over the weekend.
March 06, 2020
The World Must Respond to Hong Kong’s Latest Politicized Arrests
By Benedict Rogers
Arresting mainstream politicians and a media mogul for peaceful protest marks a sharp escalation in the assault on Hong Kong’s freedoms.
April 03, 2019
Hong Kong Needs the World’s Help
By Benedict Rogers
The steady erosion of freedoms is too serious for Hong Kongers to deal with alone.
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