When Super Typhoon Ragasa ripped through Hong Kong in September, it damaged the scaffolding around buildings in the Wang Fuk Court (宏福苑) housing
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Keeping Joshua Wong in Jail ‘as Long as They Can’
When Joshua Wong (黃之鋒) was arrested on June 6 this summer, he wasn’t picked up from the streets of Hong Kong or asked to report to a local police
Inside the Renovations That Led to the Hong Kong Fire
In June 2024, residents of the Wang Fuk Court in northern Hong Kong received a notice from Prestige Construction and Engineering Company (宏業建築工程有限公司),
Jimmy Lai Still Awaiting Verdict in Hong Kong Trial
Jimmy Lai’s (黎智英) trial began in December 2023 and was expected to last 80 days. It finally did end, 619 days later, on September 28. At the time, the
Hong Kong & Human Rights, November 7, 2025
Court Rejects Bid to Quash Trial Against Organizer of Tiananmen Vigil Hong Kong’s high court has rejected an application by former Tiananmen vigil
In Hong Kong, LGBTQ+ Groups Adapt to a More Restrictive Environment
Pink Dot, previously the largest LGBTQ+ event in Hong Kong, will this week hold an online concert after failing to secure its usual venue in West
Hong Kong & Human Rights, September 30, 2025
Exiled Activist Denied Entry to Singapore Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law (羅冠聰) was denied entry to Singapore over the weekend on the grounds of
Hong Kong & Human Rights, August 21, 2025
Closing arguments are underway in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai (黎智英), with lead prosecutor Anthony Chau (周天行)
How Hong Kongers Were Targeted During U.K.’s Race Riots — And Why It Both Did and Didn’t Work
Almost a year on from the murders of three young girls in Southport that sparked race riots across the U.K., one bizarre aspect of the series of
Hong Kong & Human Rights, July 9, 2025
Fifth Anniversary of National Security Law Since China’s government imposed the National Security Law on Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, “Chinese and
Hong Kong & Human Rights, June 18, 2025
920,000 Reports to National Security Hotline More than 920,000 reports have been made to Hong Kong’s national security hotline over past four
Hong Kong Democracy Activism Adjusts Course
Read parts one and two. Ted Hui (許智峯) fled Hong Kong on the last day of November in 2020. The former Hong Kong lawmaker says if he had left