The authorities are clamping down on universities, which they consider hotbeds for unrest. The groups say they are fighting for survival.
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Hong Kong Protester Is Sentenced to 9 Years in First Security Law Case
Tong Ying-kit, 24, who drove a motorcycle into police officers while carrying a protest flag, was convicted of terrorism and inciting secession.
Hong Kong Protester Is Convicted in First Trial Under Tough Security Law
Tong Ying-kit, 24, who struck police officers with his motorcycle while carrying a banner, could be sentenced to life in prison.
Hong Kong Police Arrest 5 Over Children’s Books Deemed ‘Seditious’
A story that portrayed the police as wolves helped lead to the arrests of five leaders of a speech therapists’ union.
Hong Kong Migrants Seek Fresh Start in U.K. After Crackdown
Many who have left the city say they feel less like refugees than trailblazers, eager to build a new home after watching their old one slowly transform under Beijing.
Students Arrested in Hong Kong Bomb Plot, Days After Police Stabbing
Six teenagers were among those arrested in connection with a bomb plot. Some democracy activists say Beijing’s crackdown is fueling radical ideas.
As China’s Communist Party Turns 100, Xi Warns It Will Not Be Bullied
A century after the Communist Party’s founding, China’s leader said foreign powers would “crack their heads and spill blood” if they tried to stop its rise.
Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.
Chow Po Chung pushed his students to participate in public affairs — idealism that he worries could cost them their freedom.
Hong Kong’s Security Law: One Year Later, a City Remade
Neighbors are urged to report on one another. Children are taught to look for traitors. Officials are pressed to pledge their loyalty.
Hong Kong Bars British Travelers Over Delta Variant Concerns
Hong Kong cited the spread of the more virulent Delta coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom, which will be reclassified as “extremely high-risk.”