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)
Hong Kong
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
Human Rights & China: July 2, 2025
Attacks on Canada-Based Dissidents Rise Targeted attacks against Chinese dissidents living in Canada are “on the rise,” according to a report from
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
Never Quite Safe: Hong Kong Democracy Activists on Coming to Terms With Exile Under the Shadow of Transnational Repression
Read the first article on four activists’ decision to leave Hong Kong, or to not go back. After fleeing Hong Kong to Germany in November 2017, Ray
‘We Remain in Crisis’
Dozens of people gathered in the rain at a candlelight vigil organized by Hong Kong exiles in Taipei to mark the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen
The Slow Boil: Stories of Hong Kongers in Exile
Read parts two and three. In early fall 2020, Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui (許智峯) made preparations to fly to the Netherlands for a work trip at the
Hong Kong & Human Rights, May 28, 2025
Proposed Mechanism for Beijing to Rule Over National Security Decisions Hong Kong’s Security Bureau proposed a “mechanism” through which China can
What Is ‘Transnational Repression’?
On May 3, around 2,000 protesters — mostly from Hong Kong, but also from mainland China and the U.K. — launched the third demonstration this
Has the Milk Tea Alliance Spoiled?
Five years ago, netizens in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and later, Myanmar, converged over internet drama and a love of milk tea. The result was an
Metropolitan Police Change China Embassy Protest Route at ‘Last Minute’
Protesters against the proposed new Chinese embassy in London were left disappointed and concerned on Saturday after their pre-approved march route











