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Under Beijing's watchful eye, Joshua Wong treads fine line

Su Xinqi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 03:13 PM

Not a day goes by without Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong wondering how long it will be before the police's new national security unit comes for him. Read more »

What you can no longer say in Hong Kong

Jin Wu and Elaine Yu, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 09 12:30 PM

A national security law passed June 30 instantly altered the lives and liberties of Hong Kong’s residents, criminalizing words and images that just hours earlier had been legally protected free speech.   Read more »

Two Hong Kong opposition lawmakers arrested over protests

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 11:35 AM

HONG KONG - Two prominent Hong Kong opposition lawmakers were arrested on Wednesday in a police operation focused on last year's huge anti-government protests, the latest move in a widening crackdown against the city's democracy camp. Read more »

Hong Kong media group soar again, up 788 percent since owner's arrest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 12:19 PM

Shares in the parent company of a Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper have skyrocketed nine-fold since its owner was arrested, after enjoying another blockbuster surge Tuesday as activists threw their support behind him. Read more »

Hong Kong media giant soars 344 percent as Lai arrest spurs activists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 05:25 PM

Shares in a Hong Kong media group critical of Beijing soared more than 300 percent on Monday as democracy activists hit social media urging investors to support the media company after its owner was arrested under the city's new security law. Read more »

'Night fell': Hong Kong's first month under China security law

Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 01:48 PM

A political earthquake has coursed through the former British colony since the national security law came into effect on 30 June. Read more »

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong says 'resistance will continue'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 03:01 PM

Hong Kong, China -- Hong Kong's democracy camp will continue to fight Beijing's crackdown on political freedoms, prominent dissident Joshua Wong said Friday after he and other activists were barred from standing for election. Read more »

Student arrests in Hong Kong deepen 'white terror' fears

Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 03:00 PM

Hong Kong has fallen into an era of "white terror", democracy campaigners said Thursday after four students –- one aged just 16 –- were arrested for social media posts deemed to be a threat to China's national security. Read more »

New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 11:30 AM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Tuesday in protest at a "deeply concerning" new security law China has imposed on the territory, joining its allies in sanctioning Beijing over the move. Read more »

China says Hong Kong democracy activists trying to launch 'revolution'

Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 04:20 AM

China has accused Hong Kong democracy activists of trying to start a revolution as it warned some campaigning for recent primaries may have breached a tough new security law it imposed on the city. Read more »

Japan, U.S., Australia express "deep concern" over H.K. security law

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 08 12:51 PM

Japan, the United States and Australia on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over China's recent implementation of a sweeping security law in Hong Kong that is feared will restrict human rights and freedoms in the territory. Read more »

China opens new Hong Kong security agency headquarters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 09:46 AM

China on Wednesday opened a new office for its security agents to operate openly in Hong Kong for the first time under a tough new law, transforming a hotel into the force's headquarters. Read more »

Microsoft, Zoom join pause on Hong Kong data requests

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 08 08:27 AM

Microsoft and Zoom on Tuesday joined other major internet firms that have stopped considering requests by Hong Kong's government for information on users in the wake of China's imposition of a sweeping new security law.   Read more »

TikTok pulls out of Hong Kong after new security law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 10:35 PM

TikTok said late July 6, 2020, it is stopping its popular video snippet-sharing app from working in Hong Kong due to "recent events." The move by TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, came as Facebook, Google and Twitter put a hold on requests by Hong Kong's government or police force for information on users, following China's imposition of a sweeping new security law.  Read more »

Hong Kong leader says will 'vigorously implement' security law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 01:43 PM

Hong Kong's leader Tuesday defended Beijing's new security law for the financial hub, saying it would restore stability and confidence as she vowed to "vigorously implement" the controversial legislation.   Read more »

Hong Kong, changed overnight, navigates its new reality

Vivian Wang, Elaine Yu and Tiffany May, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 06 08:57 AM

Seemingly overnight, Hong Kong was visibly and viscerally different, its more than 7 million people left to navigate what the law would mean to their lives. The territory’s distinct culture of political activism and free speech, at times brazenly directed at China’s ruling Communist Party, appeared to be in peril. Read more »

Five ways Hong Kong has changed under China's security law

Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 02:47 PM

Beijing's new national security law for Hong Kong is the most radical shift in how the semi-autonomous city is run since it was handed back to China by Britain in 1997. Read more »

Hong Kong man accused of terrorism in first use of new China security law

Jessie Pang and Anne Marie Roantree, Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 04:14 AM

A man carrying a "Liberate Hong Kong" sign as he drove a motorcycle into police at a protest against the territory's Chinese rulers became on Friday the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new security law. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 03, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 11:47 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

HK security law leaves Lennon Walls blank

Isaac Lawrence, AFP
Updated as of Jul 03 10:10 PM

Several pro-democracy restaurants and shops have taken down their Lennon Wall displays expressing support for protests or criticism of China's leadership for fear of arrest. Read more »