A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting and six other men to jail terms ranging from 25 to 37 months for rioting after they were attacked by a pro-Beijing mob in the summer of 2019 as pro-democracy protests raged. On the Hong Kong Court Sentences Former Lawmaker, 6 Others Over 2019 Attack
A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting and six other men to jail terms ranging from 25 to 37 months for rioting after they were attacked by a pro-Beijing mob in the summer of 2019 as pro-democracy protests raged. On the
The son of a jailed Chinese journalist is calling on the Chinese regime to release his father. Observers have said that the case shows that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is further tightening control amid intensified political infighting. Well-known
A coalition of rights groups is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to impose targeted sanctions on key Hong Kong officials responsible for issuing bounties on pro-democracy activists in exile and fuelling Beijing’s transnational repression. In an
The U.S. Mission in Thailand issued a security alert on Friday, cautioning U.S. citizens about the possibility of violent retaliatory attacks in the Southeast Asian nation following the Thai government’s deportation of Uyghur asylum seekers to China. In its