UK Cops Launch Probe After £10,000 Bounty Targets Hong Kong Activists
British police have launched an investigation after Hong Kong activists were targeted by a £10,000 anonymous bounty for information.
Umbrella Movement
Exclusive: CCP Has ‘Annihilated’ Hong Kong’s Freedoms, Says Exiled Activist Nathan Law
In an exclusive interview, Hong Kong activist Nathan Law said the crackdowns in Hong Kong represent an “annihilation” of the city’s freedoms.
China: Nominating Hong Kong Protesters for Nobel Peace Prize Is ‘Advocating Violence’
China’s foreign ministry called the nomination of the Hong Kong protest movement to the Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian lawmaker “foreign interference” and glorification of violence on Friday.
Hong Kong Braces for Fifth Anniversary of Umbrella Movement
Hong Kong police on Thursday gave their approval for a rally on Saturday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, until now the most vigorous pro-democracy demonstrations since control of Hong Kong passed to China.
Reports: Mainland Chinese Joining Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Protesters
China’s worst nightmare may be happening: Mainland Chinese citizens are now participating in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, according to recent reports.
Hong Kong Brings Back Police Commander Who Quashed 2014 Protests
Hong Kong police officials on Friday announced that former Deputy Commissioner Alan Lau is coming out of retirement to accept a temporary position as second-in-command of the force, with a focus on controlling the enormous anti-government protests that have rocked the island. Lau, who retired late last year, was instrumental in suppressing the 2014 democracy movement, the most vigorous challenge to mainland China’s authority until now.
Hong Kong Frees Democracy Activist Joshua Wong, Who Immediately Joins Protests
Twenty-two-year-old Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was released from prison on Monday after serving one month of a two-month sentence for his role in the Umbrella Movement demonstrations of 2014.
Telegram Accuses China of Cyberattack During Hong Kong Protests
Encrypted messaging platform Telegram revealed a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyberattack targeting it for the past few days, perhaps not coincidentally beginning at the same time as the latest protest in Hong Kong against an extradition law favored by mainland China.
Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets as Thousands March in Hong Kong
Another massive demonstration against Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill was held as planned on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of demonstrators filling the streets.
Thousands in Hong Kong Protest China Extradition Plan
Huge demonstrations filled the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday as people enraged by the jail sentences recently handed down to democracy movement leaders turned out to protest an extradition agreement with China.
Pro-Independence Party Threatened with Ban in Hong Kong
The Associated Press reports an official from the territorial security bureau wrote to 27-year-old Hong Kong National Party leader Andy Chan to inform him a decision has been made to dissolve his party as a threat to “public safety” and “public order” under a national security law that was last invoked against a political party in 1997. The HKNP has only been around since 2016, formed in protest of Beijing’s growing influence over semi-autonomous Hong Kong.
World View: China Builds Illegal Surface-to-Air Missile Sites in South China Sea
Contents: China builds illegal surface-to-air missile sites in South China Sea; Xi Jinping threatens Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters with ‘Red Line’
World View: China Repudiates Its Hong Kong ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Agreement with Britain
Contents: China repudiates its Hong Kong ‘One Country, Two Systems’ agreement with Britain; Hong Kong handover celebration marred by thuggish treatment of dissidents
Poll: As Chinese Control Tightens, 57% of Young People in Hong Kong Want to Leave
CNN noted on Monday that Hong Kong residents seeking to emigrate from the island after 20 years of Chinese control now comprise almost 40 percent of the population and 57 percent of those are under 30 years of age.
Disappearances, Mass Arrests as China Cracks Down on Taiwan and Hong Kong
China has evidently exceeded its tolerance for democracy along its fringes. There are reports this week that a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist mysteriously vanished during a visit to Macau, while the leaders of 2014’s democracy protests in Hong Kong have been politely arrested.
China Bars Pro-Independence Hong Kong Lawmakers from Taking Office
Street demonstrations in Hong Kong on Sunday ended in a cloud of pepper spray, as Beijing conducted its most dramatic intervention in the semi-autonomous territory’s politics since 1997.
World View: China’s ‘Thuggery’ Transforms Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement into Independence Movement
Contents: Hong Kong’s pro-democracy ‘Umbrella Movement’ is viewed as a failure; Beijing ‘thuggery’ motivates the rise of the independence movement; Hong Kong debates the independence movement; Hong Kong police prepare for election day riots from pro-independence activists
