An activist, Ma Chun-man, was convicted of inciting secession after, he said, he chanted slogans to test the limits of the law.
Author: AUSTIN RAMZY
As Hong Kong’s Civil Society Buckles, One Group Tries to Hold On
Unions and other organizations have dissolved after facing pressure under a new security law. The Hong Kong Journalists Association is hoping it can avoid that fate.
Canada Grants Asylum to Refugees Who Sheltered Snowden in Hong Kong
The move ends a long period of uncertainty for a Sri Lankan family that hosted the National Security Agency contractor in their tiny apartment in 2013.
Hong Kong Police Arrest Organizers of Tiananmen Square Vigil
The group, which holds annual events to remember those killed during the 1989 crackdown, had refused to hand over funding details.
In Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai’s Next Digital Says It Has Been Forced to Close
Next Digital, which has published criticism of China for decades, said a crackdown had left it with no way to operate. Its main newspaper, Apple Daily, closed in June.
Tony Blair, Who Led U.K. into Afghanistan, Criticizes the Pullout
The former prime minister of Britain called the withdrawal ‘an imbecilic political slogan about ending ‘the forever wars.’
China Upholds Death Sentence for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg initially received 15 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking. But he was handed a death sentence in a one-day retrial in 2019.
Flooding Death Toll in China Rises Sharply
The total more than tripled since last week, suggesting delays in reporting other deaths.