Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 14 months in prison for unauthorised assembly
Hong Kong, ChinaReuters Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison while nine other activists received jail time or suspended sentences on Friday for taking part in unauthorised assemblies during mass pro-democracy protests in 2019. Senior barrister Martin Lee, who helped launch the city’s largest opposition Democratic Party in the […]
China passes Hong Kong security law amid global opposition
Hong Kong/Beijing, ChinaReuters China’s parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way of life since it returned to Chinese rule almost exactly 23 years ago. State media is expected to publish details of the law – which comes in […]
Activists push US Congress to pass Hong Kong bill
Washington, DCReuters Hong Kong democracy activists urged members of the US Congress on Tuesday to pass legislation to combat human rights abuses in the city, rejecting any suggestion that such a move would be inappropriate US involvement in another country’s affairs. “This is not a plea for so-called foreign interference. This is a plea for […]