Hong Kong National Security Law

Hong Kong’s legal prosecution of opposition figures puts it in the company of authoritarian regimes worldwide.

A December 31 decree from Beijing finally killed the last vestiges of judicial independence in Hong Kong.

Already serving a 20-month term for other offenses, the 74-year-old Lai could face up to life in prison if he is convicted under the new National Security Law.

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.

The U.K. legal establishment must stop clinging to fictions about the state of the rule of law in Hong Kong.

Hong Kongers say both communities share a common struggle to defend democracy and freedom in Asia and Europe respectively.

The Committee’s call to repeal the National Security Law got the most press, but its criticism of the Court of Final Appeal is also important.

The first in a series of post-NSL cyber laws may ironically weaken the tech sector and make Hong Kong’s internet less secure.

The National People's Congress in Beijing may have given the orders, but officials in Hong Kong are also responsible for the decline in Hong Kong's judicial and legal systems.

Xi Jinping praised the city for overcoming “violent social unrest” and emphasized Beijing’s “comprehensive jurisdiction” over Hong Kong.

China's top leader is paying his first visit to Hong Kong since the massive protests of 2019 – and the resulting National Security Law that has reshaped life in the city.