The police distributed a magazine denouncing “rumors and lies,” and have warned news outlets against undermining national security.
Tag: Hong Kong Protests (2019)
Guilty Verdict for Hong Kong Journalist as Media Faces ‘Frontal Assault’
As China stifles dissent in the city, news outlets have found themselves in the authorities’ cross hairs.
Hong Kong Sentences Jimmy Lai, Other Pro-Democracy Figures, to Prison
The punishments for Mr. Lai, a media tycoon, and other leaders over an unauthorized peaceful protest point to what critics say is the shrinking space for dissent in Hong Kong.
Key Chains and Teddy Bears in Riot Gear: Hong Kong Promotes National Security
The government organized a day of citywide activities, from schools to the police academy, to encourage residents to support a recent national security law.
Election Overhaul Plan Threatens to Sideline Hong Kong’s Opposition
The proposal, initiated by the Chinese central government, is intended to make it difficult for democracy advocates to hold office and would criminalize organized protest votes.
Hong Kong Convicts Martin Lee and Other Democracy Leaders Over Protest
The defendants, including the media tycoon Jimmy Lai and the barristers Martin Lee and Margaret Ng, were some of the city’s most prominent activists.
How China Plans to Control Hong Kong’s Elections
New rules give Chinese security bodies power to investigate all potential candidates, meaning that opposition politicians face steep odds of even being allowed to run.
‘Insult to the Country’: Hong Kong Targets Art Deemed Critical of China
Pro-Beijing lawmakers have called for work by the dissident artist Ai Weiwei to be removed from a new museum, and accused local arts groups of undermining national security.
Hong Kong, Its Elections Upended, Reconsiders Its Dream of Democracy
The promise of universal suffrage has animated the city’s politics for decades. Beijing’s latest moves could finally extinguish that hope.
U.S. Punishes 24 Chinese Officials on Eve of First Talks Under Biden
Setting a confrontational tone ahead of meetings in Alaska, the United States punished Chinese officials involved in eroding democracy in Hong Kong.