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Jimmy Lai pictured in 2020.

Media tycoon tells court he did not use Trump officials to influence policy on Hong Kong

Pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai has taken the stand for the first time since his arrest on national security charges.

  • Lisa Visentin

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Protesters carry “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” flags in Hong Kong in 2019.

‘Seditious T-shirt’ enough to send Chu to jail for up to 10 years

In Hong Kong, where almost 300 people including Australian Gordon Ng have been arrested on national security grounds since the introduction of draconian security laws in 2020, wearing the wrong T-shirt can land you in jail.

  • Lisa Visentin
Nicole Kidman owns the rights to Expats which is not available in Hong Kong.

Amazon self-censors Nicole Kidman’s new show in Hong Kong

Beijing’s national security laws aimed to wipe out dissent in the democratic enclave of Hong Kong. Now they have neutered Nicole Kidman in the Amazon series Expats.

  • Eryk Bagshaw
Jimmy Lai walks through the Stanley prison in Hong Kong, in July.

Prominent publisher goes on trial in Hong Kong in landmark case

Prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law.

  • Kanis Leung
The five activists now wanted by the Hong Kong police.

‘Lifelong honour’: YouTubers among pro-democracy activists hit with arrest bounties

Hong Kong placed bounties on the heads of five activists, following on from the eight announced in July.

  • Latika Bourke
Former Hong Kong Legislator Ted Hui was admitted as a barrister and solicitor at South Australia’s Supreme Court.

‘Sharpening my sword’: One of Hong Kong’s most-wanted can now practise law in Australia

Ted Hui, a Hongkonger who fled to Australia via London in 2021, says he is now waiting for the Chinese Communist Party to fall.

  • Latika Bourke
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Hong Kong activist Nathan Law.

Taken in for questioning: Hong Kong turns screws on activist’s family

The move comes one week after Hong Kong police placed bounties on the heads of Law and seven other activists who fled Beijing’s security crackdown.

  • Latika Bourke
Photos of eight activists who have been issued arrest warrants over national security are displayed during a press conference in Hong Kong,

Hong Kong places bounty on activists in Australia, UK and US

Hong Kong police are offering more than $190,000 for information about eight activists who fled Beijing’s security crackdown including two who now live in Australia.

  • Latika Bourke
A pro-democracy demonstrator waits outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts as the group was charged in 2021.

Democracy activists’ future on the line as mass trial starts in HK

The group of 57 was charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” over their roles to help select candidates for the city’s legislature.

  • Kari Lindberg
Jailed Jimmy Lai during a court appearance earlier this year.

Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai over fraud

The pro-democracy media tycoon has been jailed for five years and nine months over two fraud charges linked to lease violations, the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists.

  • Kanis Leung

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