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The Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) on Thursday dismissed the government’s application for leave to appeal a case concerning a satire show that criticized police anti-epidemic efforts during the COVID-19 lockdown. In the application, the Communication Authority submitted three questions for the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) to consider. First, the application [...]

Hong Kong police on Monday announced a reward of HK$1 million for information leading to the arrest of six pro-democracy activists now residing in the UK and Canada. The bounties were issued for alleged violations of the 2020 National Security Law. One of the wanted individuals, including Tony Chung, a former pro-independence group leader, has [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) demanded on Thursday that Belarusian authorities immediately release journalist Yauhen Nikalayevich and all other imprisoned journalists. CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator Gulnoza Said emphasized that Nikalayevich’s sentencing demonstrates the ongoing persecution of journalists in the country. Said stated: “The sentencing of journalist Yauhen Nikalayevich is yet another [...]

The Hong Kong District Court on Thursday found seven protesters guilty of rioting in relation to a violent incident at the Yuen Long subway station during the city’s anti-extradition movement in 2019. The seven defendants, including former pro-democratic lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, were convicted of “rioting” for provoking a “white-clad gang” by throwing objects and spraying [...]

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance upheld prison authorities’ refusal to grant remission to a prisoner convicted of offenses “endangering national security” on Friday. The case marks the first judicial review against the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO) enacted by the region’s legislature in March of this year. The petitioner, Ma Chun Man, had asserted [...]

Note: This is part one of a three-part series on the proposed handover of the Chagos Archipelago from the UK to Mauritius.  Part two — Why the Proposed UK-Mauritius Handover Is Not Required by International Law — can be found here. Part three — How the Proposed UK-Mauritius Handover Could be Halted by the British [...]

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled on Tuesday that the exclusion of same-sex couples in the current public housing policies and inheritance laws amounts to unlawful discrimination and is unconstitutional. Regarding the right to apply for public housing as a family unit, the court held that the exclusive spousal eligibility for application for [...]

The 2024 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Leaders’ Summit, hosted by Peru in Lima, where I go to law school, concluded last Saturday, November 16. It made progress on economic cooperation but revealed tensions over trade policies, environmental concerns, and the influence of China. The summit resulted in agreements on trade, agriculture, and market access for [...]

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance on Tuesday sentenced 45 defendants for conspiracy to commit subversion, with prison terms ranging from 50 to 120 months, depending on their alleged roles in an unauthorized primary election staged by pro-democracy groups in 2020. The case stems from pro-democracy activists’ efforts beginning in January 2020 to gain [...]

The Hong Kong High Court on Thursday sentenced the accused ringleader of an alleged bomb plot targeting Hong Kong police to 23 years and 10 months imprisonment. Ng Chi-hung was convicted of “conspiracy to commit a bombing of prescribed object” under the city’s United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance. The court also sentenced six other individuals. [...]