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)
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Human Rights & China: August 15, 2025
Rapid Expansion of China’s ‘Air Silk Road’ Cargo companies have opened dozens of routes connecting European cities and China since June 2024,
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
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
Human Rights & China: June 10, 2025
Tiananmen Square 36th Anniversary U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the world will “never forget” the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4,
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
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
Human Rights & China: May 21, 2025
Jack Ma Involved in Coercion Attempt Jack Ma (馬雲), the billionaire co-founder of Alibaba (阿里巴巴), was enlisted as part of a Chinese government
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











