Why Hong Kong is Protesting
Proposed amendments to Hong Kong extradition laws sparked protests by as many as a million people on Sunday. On Wednesday, a smaller contingent, still in the tens of thousands, successfully derailed a...
View ArticleSurveillance Fears Shadow Hong Kong Protests
Last Sunday saw as many as a million people march against proposed changes to the Hong Kong’s extradition law that critics fear would break down the “firewall” between the territory’s legal system and...
View ArticleMinitrue: Delete Content Related to Hong Kong Protests
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. All...
View ArticleBeijing’s Dilemma Over Hong Kong Protests
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is facing calls to step down over her handling of an unpopular extradition bill, huge protests against it, and its suspension last Saturday. (For a recap of these...
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Hong Kong Protesters Try to Rally Support from G20
Following three weeks of unprecedented protests in Hong Kong against a planned, but now suspended, extradition law, protesters are turning their focus to the upcoming G20 meeting in Osaka, Japan. Last...
View ArticleHK Protests: Expanding Focus, Sustained Momentum
Protests in Hong Kong continued last weekend, with estimated turnout of close to a quarter of a million suggesting sustained momentum after last week’s controversial storming of the city’s legislature....
View ArticleProtesters Clash With Police in Hong Kong Suburb
Mass protests in Hong Kong over proposed amendments to extradition laws that would enable extraditions to the mainland began on June 9, attracting a peak of as many as two million protesters on June...
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HK Protesters Clash With Police in Attack Backlash
This weekend, Hong Kong saw fierce clashes between protesters and police, who for the first time this summer had refused to approve the gatherings. Beyond the protest movement’s original...
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HK Airport Closed Amid Police Violence Protests
As protests against a proposed, and now postponed, extradition law entered their third month in Hong Kong, authorities on Monday effectively shut down the city’s airport, one of the world’s busiest, as...
View ArticleFree Speech Over HK Protests Stifled Abroad
At The Washington Post, A. Odysseus Patrick and Emanuel Stoakes look at how the evolving political crisis in Hong Kong has become a major flash point on university campuses in Australia and New...
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Anger, Introspection Follow Assaults by HK Protesters
In separate incidents on Tuesday, the fifth day of a sit-in that had paralyzed Hong Kong airport, two mainland Chinese men were detained and beaten by protesters. Anger at increasingly aggressive...
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Counterprotests, State Media Push Beijing’s Line on Hong Kong
Ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong against now-suspended extradition rules and aggressive policing of earlier protests have sparked additional rallies by Hong Kongers and foreign supporters overseas....
View ArticleTranslation: Hong Kong and the “Modern Aphasia” of Chinese Patriots
Clashes over pro-Hong Kong democracy movement rallies at university campuses across Australia and New Zealand have raised free speech concerns from lawmakers and academics in recent weeks. Tensions in...
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Minitrue: Promote the Following Reports on Hong Kong
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
View ArticleGlobal Companies, Celebrities “Compelled to Bow to Beijing’s Will” over Hong...
As protests against a proposed extradition law and the subsequent official response continue to roil Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific airline has found itself in the center of the turmoil, subject to an...
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Minitrue: To Foreign Media, on Hong Kong Coverage
The letter above was sent this week to more than 30 international news organizations including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, South China Morning Post, the BBC,...
View ArticleLawyer Chen Qiushi’s Video Diary of Hong Kong Visit
Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Qiushi confirmed that he has returned safely to mainland China after visiting Hong Kong last week to observe the protests and broadcast video commentaries about them on...
View ArticleHong Kong Pro-democracy Activists and Lawmakers Arrested
Amid ongoing protests in Hong Kong, police have arrested three pro-democracy lawmakers, two prominent activists, and the leader of the banned Hong Kong National Party, the most recent and...
View ArticleLeak Shows Beijing’s Tight Rein on Hong Kong Crisis
Amid unrest in Hong Kong over suspended extradition rules and the official response to earlier opposition, a pair of recent reports from Reuters has highlighted Beijing’s tight control over the...
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Lam Withdraws Extradition Bill: “Too Little, Too Late”
After three months of ongoing protests in Hong Kong, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the full withdrawal of the proposed extradition bill. Opposition to the bill first ignited the protest...
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