Hong Kong protests

Under the government’s strict control, independent unions have been devastated, labor protests are prohibited, and opposition to the government’s labor policies has become rare.

The proposed law, which is expected to pass easily, includes stiff penalties and more power to suppress dissent, building on the 2020 National Security Law imposed by Beijing.

The attempt fits into a longer tradition of using injunction orders to check free speech – and pressuring the courts to follow political directives.

COVID-19 set the precedent for blocking the march, then Beijing delivered the final blow.

In the biggest protests in over a year, around 100 Hong Kongers showed their support for protesters in mainland cities.

Student societies have long played an important role in Hong Kong activism. Now they are dying out amid the wider crackdown on dissent.

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

According to the social media giant, the past year has seen more than 11 million Tweets featuring the #MilkTeaAlliance hashtag.

In Thailand, Myanmar, and Hong Kong, Asia’s brave youth go toe-to-toe with history.

The tankie phenomenon pits Western self-identified communists against those struggling against China's human rights abuses.

It prompted a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson to retort with a threat seemingly straight out of the Old Testament.

Many in the Hong Kong protest movement saw Donald Trump as their only hope, but they shouldn’t give up on the Biden administration.

“Hong Kongers” is its own brand: Neither for Trump nor for Biden.

From Belarus to Thailand, activists worldwide are learning from the city's pro-democracy movement.

The worst is yet to come for the city. Here are four warning signs to watch for.

The Milk Tea Alliance began online, but has morphed into transnational connections between real world protests.

An interview with Wong Tsz Yuen, senior reporter at Phoenix TV, on the past, present, and future of Hong Kong through the lens of “identity politics.”

The latest round of arrests, already being decried as politically targeted, includes charges linked to protests last year.

Beijing’s putsch in Hong Kong through legislation is executed in a way that maximum shock and awe can be felt in the world.

From last year’s protests to the national security law, Hong Kong’s turmoil is largely a question of who gets to make the law – and who gets labeled as breaking it.

An emerging New Cold War?

With the national security law, the CCP created for itself the perfect opportunity to pit China against “foreign hostile forces.”

Chinese grassroots activists looked to Hong Kong for inspiration. Now Hong Kongers must learn from mainlanders how to confront a paranoid regime.

The implications of the new law for Hong Kongers and the world.