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Hong Kong's Stand News to shut down after police raid, arrests

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 29 06:01 PM

Hong Kong's pro-democracy media outlet Stand News said on Wednesday it will cease operations after police raided the news site's office and arrested seven current and former staff members. Read more »

Imee Marcos says 'very openminded' on ABS-CBN franchise

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 21 03:17 PM

Senator Imee Marcos said Tuesday she is 'very openminded' on giving ABS-CBN Corporation a fresh broadcast franchise. Read more »

Sekretong paglibing kay Marcos patuloy na kinokondena

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 08:44 PM

Paano nga ba sekretong nailibing si Marcos at bakit hanggang ngayon ay marami pa ring tutol dito? Read more »

Activist sentenced to over 5 years under HK security law

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 12 06:22 PM

A Hong Kong activist, who chanted slogans supporting Hong Kong's independence from China, has been sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for inciting secession. Read more »

Imee Marcos urges mom Imelda to write book

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 08:09 PM

Sen. Imee Marcos on Wednesday said their family is to blame for the Philippines' divided stance on the rule of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Activists fight historical revisionism of Marcos regime

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 10:50 PM

Filipinos are reminded of the atrocities committed during the 14-year dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Talking about martial law facts not enough: historian

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 05:55 PM

A Filipino historian said the Marcoses may be taking advantage of misinformation on the martial law era to regain power. Read more »

Historical clarification needed vs revisionism: prof

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 01:05 PM

There must be historical clarification following the Marcoses' attempt to revise the past, a journalism professor said Tuesday. Read more »

Fight efforts to rewrite history: VP Robredo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 11:14 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo called on Filipinos to fight the attempts to whitewash the atrocities committed during martial law. Read more »

Ignorance of (Martial) Law is no excuse

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Sep 21 07:40 AM

Flash forward to this week and I join thousands of others in their dismay of the abuse of this freedom by a vlogger/singer/actress for opening her online platform to the scion of one of the acknowledged world’s worst dictators. Read more »

Tiananmen crackdown vigil leaders stand trial

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 10 07:08 PM

Three leaders of a pro-democracy group in Hong Kong stood trial on Friday for charges of inciting subversion of state power under the national security law. Read more »

Hong Kong to check old movies for national security breaches

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 06:37 PM

Hong Kong will scrutinize past films for national security breaches under a tough new censorship law. Read more »

4 Hong Kong students arrested for allegedly promoting terrorism

Kyodo News
Updated as of Aug 19 02:11 AM

Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four University of Hong Kong students on suspicion of promoting terrorism. Read more »

Hong Kong's largest union disbands, citing crackdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 06:46 PM

Hong Kong's largest union announced it decided to disband on Tuesday citing "huge pressure" as authorities stamp out the city's democracy movement. Read more »

US to offer 'safe haven' to Hong Kong residents

Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 08:17 PM

The United States on Thursday plans to offer a temporary "safe haven" to thousands of Hong Kong residents. Read more »

Hong Kong media outlet, broadcaster, artist all quit city

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 06:28 PM

Hong Kong online news outlet Initium announced it was relocating to Singapore on Tuesday citing fading press freedoms, the first local media to quit the financial hub as authorities crack down on dissent. Read more »

Hong Kong police raid top university in security law probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 07:18 PM

Hong Kong's national security police on Friday raided buildings at the city's top university after its student leaders paid tribute to a man who stabbed a policeman. Read more »

Hong Kong journalist union says press freedoms 'in tatters'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 06:53 PM

Hong Kong's press freedoms are "in tatters" as China remolds the once outspoken business hub in its own authoritarian image, the city's main journalist union said Thursday, adding it feared "fake news" laws were on their way. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:07 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Thousands join rare protests in Cuba

Yamil Lage, AFP
Posted at Jul 13 09:26 AM

A man is arrested during a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, on Sunday.  Read more »