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China’s Taiwan Affairs Office announced on Monday sanctions against Taiwanese businessman Robert Tsao and lawmaker Puma Shen, banning them from entering mainland China, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. The two are accused of promoting Taiwanese independence and engaging in separatist activities. Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office, highlighted their involvement with [...]

Taiwan deported two Chinese nationals on Thursday after they disrupted a pro-democracy event in Taipei organized by Hong Kong residents. The couple — a man identified by the surname Yao and his wife — were deported for violating Taiwan’s immigration regulations after their involvement in an altercation at the event. The event took place on [...]

A Hong Kong court sentenced Chung Pui-kuen, former editor-in-chief of the now-defunct pro-democracy news outlet Stand News, to 21 months in prison on Thursday. Patrick Lam, the former acting editor-in-chief, was released with a reduced sentence due to health issues. Chung and Lam were found guilty of conspiracy to publish seditious materials and inciting hatred [...]

The Hong Kong High Court on Tuesday rejected a habeas corpus application lodged by Kinson Cheung, who challenged the legality of his continued detention following a successful appeal against his “excessive” sentences, according to local media Witness HK. Cheung’s application for relief under the writ of habeas corpus questioned his ongoing imprisonment despite an appeal that [...]

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts sentenced activist Chu Kai-pong to 14 months in prison on Thursday for sedition, according to local media. Chu was convicted on Monday upon pleading guilty to one count of sedition under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. He is the first to be convicted under the new ordinance. Magistrate Victor [...]

Edited by: James Joseph | Managing Editor, Long-Form Content On Thursday, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK) held its annual symposium at the US Capitol Visitor Center to discuss the current state of the Rule of Law in Hong Kong. The symposium this year was titled “Intensifying Repression: Beijing’s Crackdown on Hong [...]

Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) reported on Friday that reporters from at least 13 media outlets in Hong Kong have been subjected to both online and offline harassment as part of a systematic and organized campaign. During a press conference, HKJA chairperson Selina Cheng stated that at least 15 journalists, along with their family members [...]

The UK’s latest report on Hong Kong, released on Thursday, sparked condemnation from the Hong Kong government over its “absurd and false contents.” The report said that the city’s focus on national security was undermining its international reputation. Amongst other things, the report specifically highlights the prosecution of British national and pro-democracy journalist Jimmy Lai, the [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal on Friday reduced the sentences of four Hong Kong University Student Union (HKUSU) leaders who were convicted of glorifying a person who attacked police officers, according to local media. The court reduced their 24-month jail terms to 15 months. The four former student leaders—Charles Kwok Wing-ho, Kinson Cheung King-sang, [...]

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) condemned the US House of Representatives on Wednesday for using its Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act to “slander laws on safeguarding national security” and “smear the human rights situation” in Hong Kong. The bill, which passed the House 413-3, seeks to [...]