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Hong Kong: UN human rights office urges immediate release of arrested activists
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has voiced deep concerns over the arrests of over 50 individuals under the National Security Law in the Hong…
Anger as Hong Kong court keeps ’discriminatory’ live-in rule for migrant maids
A Hong Kong court’s decision to uphold a compulsory rule for migrant domestic workers to live with their employers drew criticism on Tuesday from labour…
Hong Kong police fire pepper balls at protesters opposed to election delay, new law
Police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday and arrested almost 300 after demonstrators took to the streets to oppose…
Hong Kong security law: UN experts voice deep concerns
UN human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city’s freedoms. In the letter…
Hong Kong Free Press journalist denied visa amid fears for media freedom
After months of reassurance that Beijing’s national security law would not affect Hong Kong’s free press, the government has denied a visa to local media…
Hong Kong police arrests two pro-democracy lawmakers in relation to 2019 protests
Police have arrested two Hong Kong opposition lawmakers in relation to anti-government protests in July last year, one of whom was suspected of rioting, the…
Hong Kong removes ’sensitive’ content from school textbooks
Hong Kong publishers have been told to remove ”sensitive” content from secondary school textbooks, local media reported Thursday, in the latest move to tighten the…
Hong Kong leader says won’t take U.S. sanctions against her to heart
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too bothered about U.S. sanctions against her but the Chinese-ruled city will complain to…
Hong Kong foreign press says journalists being targeted in US-China stand-off
Hong Kong’s reputation as a global media hub is under threat. Foreign journalists in Hong Kong are facing ”highly unusual” visa delays at a time…
Hong Kong activists charged for taking part in Tiananmen vigil
Twenty-five Hong Kong democracy activists were charged Thursday with taking part in a banned June candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown….









