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Hong Kong & Human Rights: December 25, 2024

Jimmy Lai’s National Security Trial At his ongoing national security trial, Jimmy Lai (黎智英) has continued to deny directly asking for sanctions on

I spoke to Jimmy Lai (黎智英) at least ten times about leaving Hong Kong in 2019 and 2020. First time was during the early stages of the political fight

As the national security trial of Jimmy Lai (黎智英) continues, much of the focus has been on whether the 76-year-old founder of pro-democracy newspaper

Jimmy Lai Speaking in Court Since his national security trial restarted November 20, Jimmy Lai (黎智英) has been answering questions about whether or

On Thursday, the Chinese Ministry of Defense announced that Admiral Miao Hua (苗華), the director of the Political Work Department of the Central

To what extent is Jimmy Lai’s (黎智英) national security trial in Hong Kong fair? Faced with a life sentence on two different charges under Hong

Xi Tells Biden Human Rights ‘Red Line’ In his November meeting with President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) said that the issues of

Jimmy Lai (黎智英) spoke for the first time at the resumption of his national security trial on Wednesday, with the broader political and journalistic

International Media Pressuring Journalists A variety of international media organizations are pressuring their journalists to stay away from the

The U.K.’s Ronnie “the Rocket” O’Sullivan, perhaps the greatest snooker player to have ever graced the game, declared himself a Hong Kong resident

A roundup of human rights issues in Hong Kong. Includes updates on the U.K. prime minister saying the release of Jimmy Lai is a priority and

Following Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) National Day address this week, observers counted the numbers of times (11) he referred to Taiwan