Jul 28 Watch 7:15 Hong Kong democracy activist describes how Chinese government targets critics in exile By John Yang, Teresa Cebrian Aranda and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow For over 20 years, it was understood that Hong Kong was part of China, but it ran its own affairs. Hong Kong residents had many freedoms that mainland Chinese did not. That all started to change four years ago as… Continue watching
Jul 07 Hong Kong police arrest another person accused of supporting overseas activists By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Police detained the 24-year-old man at the city's airport a day after four other people were arrested for allegedly using companies, social media and mobile applications to receive funds for the overseas activists. Continue reading
Jul 05 Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas, endangering national security By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Local media say the four are former members of the now-defunct pro-democracy party Demosisto, which was founded by Nathan Law, an activist who is now based in the U.K. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: Israeli soldier shot and killed during ongoing West Bank conflict In our news wrap Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces said a soldier was shot and killed during the ongoing conflict in the occupied West Bank, extreme heat baked the West and South again as millions of Americans spent the holiday… Continue watching
Jul 04 Hong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who fled territory 'will be pursued for life' By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Hong Kong's leader says eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses. Continue reading
Jun 04 Police detain dozens in Hong Kong on 34th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre By Associated Press China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country. Continue reading
Jun 04 Tiananmen Square memorial exhibit opens in New York City as China curbs reminders By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Blood-soaked banners, newspaper clippings, letters and a tent used by student protesters during their seven-week demonstration at Tiananmen Square are now the centerpiece of the “June 4 Memorial Exhibit,” housed on the fourth floor of a New York City office… Continue reading
May 02 Hong Kong to eliminate elected seats in setback to democracy By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday stepped up a campaign to shut down further democratic challenges by unveiling plans to eliminate most directly elected seats on local district councils. Continue reading
Mar 11 Hong Kong activists behind Tiananmen vigils sentenced to 4.5 months in jail By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Three former organizers of Hong Kong's annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests were jailed Saturday for 4 1/2 months for failing to provide authorities with information on the group under a national security… Continue reading
Mar 04 Hong Kong court convicts activists who organized Tiananmen vigils By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Three Hong Kong activists from a now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters were convicted on Saturday for failing to provide authorities with information on the group in accordance with a national security law. Continue reading