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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Hong Kong government on Monday (June 8, 2026) proposed legislation that would allow Chief Executive John Lee to designate certain criminal acts as national security offences, stepping up its efforts to stamp out challenges to its rules in the city where critics say…
Hong Kong: A senior Hong Kong judge sided with the government on Friday and dismissed the first legal challenge to the city’s newly enacted national security law, which had been brought by a jailed protester. Ma Chun-man — known as “Captain America 2.0” for carrying a replica of the Marvel superhero’s shield during democracy rallies…
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Critics say officials in the Chinese finance hub have used the sedition offence, which has roots in British colonial rule, to target government critics and stifle dissent. | Photo Credit: AFP Hong Kong police said on Saturday (August 31, 2024) that two people were arrested for sedition under a new national security law, accusing them…
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“Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vulnerable to physical, digital and legal threats,” a U.N. investigator said on May 22. Irene Khan said in a report to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…
A lawmaker holds a copy of the proposed Safeguarding National Security Bill during the second reading of the Basic Law Article 23 legislation at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, on March 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law on March 19 that grants the government…