Story Archive
2020-12-08
The 'illegal assembly' charges are linked to a city-wide protest against China's draconian national security law.
2020-12-08
Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) honors Lai for daring to be openly critical of Beijing amid a crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong.
2020-12-07
Three of the arrestees are being held on suspicion of 'inciting secession' under China's draconian national security law.
2020-12-04
The Front uses ‘coercive tactics’ against those who oppose Beijing’s interests, the State Department says.
2020-12-04
The flight of former opposition lawmaker Ted Hui to Europe shows that people no longer trust the city's judicial system, a pro-democracy politician says.
2020-12-04
The outcome of the case brought by Zhou Xiaoxuan remains in doubt as a powerful elite continues to silence campaigning women, experts say.
2020-12-03
Beijing is planning a massive new hydropower project three times the size of the Three Gorges dam in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river.
2020-12-03
Lai could still face charges under China's national security law, imposed on Hong Kong since July 1.
2020-12-03
Dong Yaoqiong says the authorities are still restricting her freedom, and that she had no mental illness before the incident.
2020-12-02
Shaanxi-based rights lawyer Chang Weiping told his father at a recent visit that he doesn't want to live any more.
2020-12-02
The three pro-democracy activists are handed jail terms of up to 13-and-a-half months on "illegal assembly" charges.
2020-12-01
The US pushes back with sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for restrictions of freedom in Hong Kong and rights abuses against Uyghurs.
2020-12-01
The region is looking for Mandarin teachers to work in rural areas, including traditional ethnic Mongolian herding regions.
2020-12-01
The sackings also prompt a round of resignations over press freedom at the network.
2020-11-30
The Japanese government says it's up to the universities concerned to manage the potential export of sensitive technology to the People's Liberation Army (PLA).