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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong asks for a lesser sentence in landmark security case

July 05, 2024 8:04 pm

The activists were accused of attempting to paralyse Hong Kong's government and topple the city's leader by aiming to win a legislative majority and using it to block city budgets indiscriminately.

Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow arrives at a court in Hong Kong, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020.

Decoding China: How Agnes Chow became an enemy of the state

December 09, 2023 5:51 pm

The prominent Hong Kong activist fled to Canada amid Beijing's clampdown on dissent and now cannot return.

Hong Kong court to decide whether to ban broadcast and distribution of protest song

July 21, 2023 4:03 pm

The song was written during the 2019 anti-government protests and its lyrics call for democracy and liberty

Chinese President Xi arrives in Hong Kong for handover anniversary

June 30, 2022 3:57 pm

In 2019, millions of Hong Kongers protested against growing Chinese authoritarian rule, which later prompted Beijing to impose a sweeping national security law outlawing acts such as subversion with possible life imprisonment.

9 arrested over alleged plot to plant bombs around Hong Kong

July 06, 2021 12:01 pm

Of the nine arrested, six are secondary school students. The group were attempting to make the explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) in a homemade laboratory in a hostel, police said.

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One year on: Hong Kong protesters change tactics

June 16, 2020 1:19 pm

Last June, Hong Kong protesters took to the streets against a proposed extradition bill and started a yearlong protest movement. Now they are fighting against another law, but with different strategies.

Hong Kong: Thousands gather to mark anniversary of protests

June 10, 2020 4:48 pm

Police arrested 53 demonstrators for defying a ban on gatherings of more than eight people. Chief Executive Carrie Lam urged peace in the city, calling for a 'stable and peaceful environment.'

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Hong Kong Timeline: A Year of Protests

June 09, 2020 11:23 pm

A year later, as new protests simmer, China is poised to enact a national security law to crack down on further disturbance. After 12 months of exhilaration for some, exasperation for others and exhaustion for all, Hong Kong's future still hangs in the balance.

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North Korea says it supports China's measures on Hong Kong

May 30, 2020 1:44 pm

North Korea's comments come after Beijing this week imposed a new national security law on Hong Kong that some say could restrict freedoms in the former British colony, and as U.S. President Donald Trump intensified his confrontation with China by vowing to end the territory's special trade status with the U.S.

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Pompeo says Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China

May 28, 2020 1:29 am

The notice brings the future of Hong Kong squarely into the administration's numerous battles with China that have put the world's two largest economies at odds.