Hong Kong entered its post-Article 23 existence amid a susurrus of revelations that pro-democracy protesters under the age of 21 are being held in
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Hong Kong & Human Rights, March 2024: Defiance Not Dead as Article 23 Tries to Mute the Metropolis
Purporting to plug loopholes that expose Hong Kong to treason, insurrection, espionage, sabotage and external interference, Article 23 entered Hong
Searching for a Supervillain in Jimmy Lai Trial, the Chinese Communist Party Discovers Itself
When China decided it would transform democracy into a crime in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, it immediately went hunting for a
Jimmy Lai Trial Torture Victim Pops Hong Kong’s PR Fantasy
From the second alleged torture victim Andy Li (李宇軒) took to the witness stand in the trial of media magnate Jimmy Lai (黎智英) last week, Hong Kong
Box Office Flop: The World Watches as the Jimmy Lai Show Trial Bombs
There are many things that Xi Jinping-era Beijing has proven terrible at: diplomatic human resource management, property markets, forced labor-free
Hong Kong & Human Rights, February 2024: From ‘One Country, Two Systems’ to One Voice, No Dissent? Not So Fast
China’s determination to transform Hong Kong into an ultra-restrictive mini-me that stomps on any perceived or actual challenge to its authority has
Hong Kong & Human Rights, January 2024: New Law to Silence Hong Kong’s Whispers
After months of threats on the part of Secretary of Security Chris Tang Ping-keung (鄧炳強) to criminalize the vague concept of “soft resistance,” a.k.a.
Hong Kong Carving Its Own Path of Repression
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee’s announcement that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will introduce its own national security
Hong Kong & Human Rights, December 2023: Sanctions-Busting and Show Trials
On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions on three Hong Kong or Hong Kong-Malaysia entities named Dirac Technology
Spineless Titans: Jimmy Lai Puts Global Corporate Cowardice on Trial
As Hong Kong’s world-famous media tycoon Jimmy Lai (黎智英) goes on trial this week for the crime of holding an opinion and believing others have right