Asia Pacific | FOCUS Jun 12, 2021
One of the first opposition politicians to be arrested under China's new security law — for allegedly "colluding with foreign forces" — she has not yet been charged.
Asia Pacific Jun 12, 2021
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow released from prison
Fluent in Japanese, Chow has a sizable following in Japan, where she has been dubbed the "goddess of democracy" by Japan's media.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jun 11, 2021
Chow, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison over a June 2019 protest, has had her sentence shortened due to good behavior.
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 | 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.
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 ...
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.