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Amnesty International urged the Hong Kong government to demonstrate progress in establishing a framework to recognize same-sex partnerships, in its statement issued on Thursday. The statement marked one year since the landmark ruling by the city’s Court of Final Appeal (CFA) in Sham Tsz Kit v. Secretary for Justice.  On September 5, 2023, the CFA ruled [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 majority, quashed the Communications Authority’s findings against Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) for breaching the media code on Wednesday. The court nullified the warning that had been issued as a sanction for the alleged violations of principles concerning accuracy and impartiality. The appeal centered on Headliner, [...]

A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday alongside her husband on charges of acting as an agent of the Chinese government. Linda Sun is accused of having used her positions to subtly advance Chinese interests in exchange for millions of dollars. Sun was arrested by FBI agents along with her [...]

Hong Kong police officials arrested two individuals on Saturday under the new national security law, citing alleged “seditious” intent. The detainees include a 41-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, who are suspected of forging a suicide note of a deceased professor to allegedly incite hatred against the Hong Kong and central (Chinese) government. According to [...]

The Hong Kong District Court on Thursday found Best Pencil (Hong Kong Limited), the parent company of Stand News, along with former chief editor Chung Pui-kuen and former acting chief editor Patrick Lam, guilty of “conspiracy to publish and/or reproduce seditious publications” under the now-repealed section 10(1)(c) of the Crimes Ordinance. The sentencing hearing is [...]

Former Hong Kong district councilor Ng Kin-wai said on Tuesday that he was not remorseful for participating in an alleged conspiracy to subvert state power by controlling the 2020 Legislative Council election, according to local media. Ng claimed that he participated in the alleged conspiracy without being aware of its illegality and only discovered the [...]

The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee led by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an investigation on Friday into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s alleged connections to China. Rep. Comer sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, demanding information on Chinese entities and individuals connected to Governor Walz. Comer is seeking any documents and communications [...]

This week Hong Kong’s highest court delivered a landmark decision with profound implications for its judicial landscape, the preservation of fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law. But the ruling also demonstrates wider issues of CCP influence across the world. In this piece, I reflect on the unfolding news of UK judges sitting in Hong [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal dismissed the appeals brought by seven activists, including businessman Jimmy Lai, against their unauthorized assembly convictions on Monday. Following the UK Supreme Court’s judgments in DPP v Ziegler and Reference re Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Northern Ireland) Bill), the activists advocated for incorporating the “operational proportionality” inquiry [...]

The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday fired Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) chairperson Selina Cheng after she refused a senior editor’s request to withdraw from the chair election and to quit the HKJA board entirely, said Cheng in a statement. In her statement, Cheng stated that her supervisor directed her to withdraw from the election [...]