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Joshua Wong’s Hong Kong prison sentence keeps getting longer

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal May 6, 2021

Joshua Wong’s Hong Kong prison sentence keeps getting longer

Wong and thousands of others held a vigil on June 4 last year to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, defying an unprecedented ban on the event.

Hong Kong activists retreat as China-style justice comes to their city

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Apr 22, 2021

Hong Kong activists retreat as China-style justice comes to their city

On March 23, a Hong Kong High Court judge denied former Democratic Party lawmaker Andrew Wan’s bail appeal and sent him back to Lai Chi Kok prison. "Keep going!” Wan shouted as he was led away by guards. "The Department of Justice will be judged ...

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Sep 25, 2020

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly

Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask law, according to a post on his official Twitter account. Wong's latest arrest adds to several unlawful assembly charges or ...

China captures Hong Kong activists fleeing to Taiwan by sea

Asia Pacific Aug 29, 2020

China captures Hong Kong activists fleeing to Taiwan by sea

by Austin Ramzy and Elaine Yu

Chinese authorities have detained a dozen activists from Hong Kong who were attempting to leave the territory via speedboat, according to people familiar with the attempt and the individuals captured, as Beijing intensifies a campaign to seek out protest leaders and others resisting the ...

Hong Kong delays election by a year after a dozen opposition candidates barred from running

Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 31, 2020

Hong Kong delays election by a year after a dozen opposition candidates barred from running

Leader Carrie Lam pinned the blame on the coronavirus.

China questionnaires fan fears of ban on Hong Kong candidates

Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 27, 2020

China questionnaires fan fears of ban on Hong Kong candidates

At least seven potential pro-democracy candidates for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council elections have received questionnaires from the government.

Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature

Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 20, 2020

Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city's legislature, raising the prospect of a battle with authorities after being barred from running in previous polls. Wong is one of more than a dozen young, ...

Here’s how China’s security law is already changing the face of Hong Kong

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Jul 11, 2020

Here’s how China’s security law is already changing the face of Hong Kong

by Karen Leigh, Natalie Lung and Iain Marlow

When China passed its new Hong Kong security law on June 30, officials said it would only affect "extremely few criminals.” Less than two weeks later, it’s clear Beijing is trying to wipe away signs of the city’s protest movement from the streets. The law ...

Hong Kong democracy activists press Japan to reconsider Xi visit

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.

China's Animal Crossing gamers use code words and middlemen to enter virtual world

Asia Pacific May 10, 2020

China's Animal Crossing gamers use code words and middlemen to enter virtual world

by Pei Li

Users look to skirt limits imposed by local regulators on a game that has become both a breakout worldwide hit and political flash point.

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong visits New York to seek U.S. support for pro-democracy protests

Asia Pacific Sep 15, 2019

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong visits New York to seek U.S. support for pro-democracy protests

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong is seeking the support of U.S. lawmakers for the demands of his fellow protesters who have led months of streets demonstrations, including a call for free elections. Wong, speaking in New York on Saturday ahead of a planned visit ...

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong among three arrested before weekend protests

Asia Pacific Aug 30, 2019

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong among three arrested before weekend protests

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday ahead of plans for another weekend of protests in the Chinese-ruled city, which is grappling with its biggest political crisis since its handover to Beijing more than two decades ago. Wong, the face of Hong Kong's ...

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