A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain …
WEB1 day ago — HONG KONG (AP) — Scores of red Chinese flags now flap near the Hong Kong government headquarters in preparation for China’s national day as police patrolled the area thousands of demonstrators occupied a decade ago to protest Beijing’s restrictions on candidates running for the city’s top job.
Hong Kong court to sentence 2 former Stand News editors in …
WEB3 days ago — A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison in a sedition case widely seen as an indicator of media freedom in the city, once hailed as a beacon of press freedom in Asia.
Panda pair arrive to VIP welcome in Hong Kong, as Beijing marks …
WEB4 days ago — Hong Kong rolled out the red carpet Thursday to receive two giant pandas gifted by the Chinese government to mark 75 years of Communist Party rule, part of a citywide push by authorities to...
Hong Kong Editors Sentenced in Landmark Case - The New York …
WEB2 days ago — A judge in Hong Kong on Thursday handed down sentences to two editors in a landmark case that showed how a crackdown by China has curtailed press freedoms in the once-freewheeling city.
Hong Kong protesters hit the streets as China marks 70 years of ... - CNN
WEBOct 1, 2019 — Beijing officials have hinted at the possible deployment of troops in Hong Kong, and Chinese paramilitary police have recently held large drills in the bordering city of Shenzhen.
Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th …
WEBJun 5, 2024 — Officers were out in force in Hong Kong on Tuesday as security was heightened on the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. China has long quashed any memory of the crackdown, when the Chinese government ordered in the army to end the months-long protests and uphold Communist rule.
Hong Kong protesters against China's rule want to keep hope alive : NPR
WEBJul 9, 2024 — After Beijing imposed the national security law on Hong Kong at the end of June 2020, Jason and his classmates railed against it and continued to advocate for democracy. But it soon became...
Hong Kong 47: Democracy leaders convicted on subversion charges ... - CNN
WEBMay 29, 2024 — More than a dozen of Hong Kong ’s leading democracy figures were found guilty Thursday on subversion charges, following the largest national security trial since Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on...
Hong Kong's universities shrivel in Beijing's grip - BBC News
WEBDec 13, 2023 — Beijing says the law, which it pushed through following massive anti-government protests in 2019, has ushered Hong Kong "from chaos to governance". But it has also transformed this...
5 years after China's crackdown on democracy, "the Hong Kong ... - CBS News
WEBJul 30, 2024 — The annual protest march through the city, which for many years drew tens if not hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers calling for a stronger democratic voice against Beijing, has been...
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