Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Dec 2, 2020
A judge sentenced Wong to 13.5 months, Chow to 10 months and Ivan Lam to seven months in jail in a case stemming from massive pro-democracy demonstrations last year.
Asia Pacific Nov 23, 2020
Hong Kong activists Wong, Chow and Ivan Lam in custody after guilty plea
Wong pleaded guilty to inciting and organizing an illegal assembly, Lam pleaded guilty to incitement while Chow, 23, admitted to inciting and joining the protest.
Asia Pacific Aug 29, 2020
Hong Kong police sift the past to pursue new security law crimes
Hong Kong police are using the past words and deeds of government critics to bolster investigations under the city's sweeping new security law, despite the legislation not being retroactive. The law, described by China as a "sword" hanging over the heads of its pro-democracy opponents, ...
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Aug 19, 2020
Hong Kong protesters adapt as security law stifles old tactics
by Iain Marlow and Kari Lindberg
Demonstrators have sought more creative methods, like supporting sympathetic businesses.
National / Politics | FOCUS Aug 16, 2020
Arrest of Hong Kong's 'Goddess of Democracy' may complicate Japan-China ties
by Tomoyuki Tachikawa
Detention of popular protest leader throws rights issues into the spotlight, threatening to further exacerbate tensions between Beijing and Tokyo.
National Aug 12, 2020
Japan’s #FreeAgnes campaign shows support for Hong Kong activist
by Isabel Reynolds
The activist’s arrest was front page news in local papers Tuesday and the hashtag #FreeAgnes trended on Japanese Twitter.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 12, 2020
Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai freed on bail amid Hong Kong crackdown
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai walked free on bail Wednesday, over 40 hours after he and other critics of China were rounded up by police as part of a widening crackdown on dissent. When Lai left a police station he was swarmed by ...
National / Politics Aug 11, 2020
Japan sticks to well-worn diplomatic language after latest Hong Kong crackdown
by Jesse Johnson and Satoshi Sugiyama
The government's top spokesman did not directly address the arrests in which Beijing deployed a new security law to target 'black hands' behind pro-democracy protests.
National Aug 11, 2020
People across Japan on Tuesday came out in support of Agnes Chow, the pro-democracy activist who was arrested in Hong Kong a day earlier for allegedly breaching a sweeping national security law imposed by China. The hashtag #FreeAgnes was trending on Japanese Twitter in an ...
Asia Pacific Aug 10, 2020
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow arrested under national security law
A police source confirmed that Chow was among 10 people arrested Monday in a national security investigation.
National / Politics Jun 4, 2020
Hong Kong democracy activists press Japan to reconsider Xi visit
by Jesse Johnson
Pro-democracy campaigners say timing of such a trip would be inappropriate given current international criticism over the human rights situation in the city.