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National security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, in Hong Kong

World Sep 12

Son of detained Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai on Beijing’s crackdown on speech

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

World Sep 09

Nick Infinger holds intersex-inclusive pride progress flag after Hong Kong's top court rules in favour of equal housing an...
Activists worked for years on a Hong Kong same-sex partnership bill, but a tough vote remains

Hong Kong lawmakers are set to debate a government-proposed framework to recognize same-sex partnerships.

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

World Aug 04

The Wider Image: In a scarred Hong Kong, "beautiful things are gone
Hong Kong bans financial support for 16 overseas activists and cancels passports

Hong Kong authorities have strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security.

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

World Jun 26

U.S. Consul General Gregory May speaks to the media, in Hong Kong
Top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes the city and China for curtailing freedoms

U.S. Consul General Gregory May, Hong Kong's top American diplomat, said Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the case of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression."…

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

World May 27

Panda cubs and their mother Ying Ying in Hong Kong
Meet Jia Jia and De De, Hong Kong’s giant panda cubs

The pandas' birth in August made their mother, Ying Ying, the world's oldest first-time panda mom.

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

Mar 18

Hong Kong’s leader takes swipe at Trump but avoids criticism of deal to sell Panama assets

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

Hong Kong’s leader says his government opposes coercion by foreign governments but stopped short of criticizing a prominent local conglomerate’s decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment bank BlackRock.

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Nov 19

45 Hong Kong democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison under Beijing-imposed law

By Kanis Leung, Zen Soo, Associated Press

Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

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Sep 20

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Son of jailed Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai rallies U.S. support in fight for his release

By Nick Schifrin

A group of U.S. lawmakers came together in a show of bipartisan support to call for the release of Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai. Lai, who owned the newspaper Apple Daily, is one of the hundreds of democracy activists, journalists…

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Sep 06

Nearly a million people flee as Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China

By Kanis Leung, Jim Gomez, Associated Press

A powerful typhoon has made landfall on a Chinese holiday island after it swept south of Hong Kong, forcing many aspects of life in the region to a halt.

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Aug 29

Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists who openly criticized the government amid a crackdown on dissent

By Kanis Leung, Associated Press

A Hong Kong court has convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in a sedition case widely seen as a barometer for the future of media freedoms in a city once hailed as a bastion of free press…

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