Category Archives: Hong Kong Democracy

Tensions Mount in Hong Kong Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

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Shannon Van Sant

May 20, 2015 8:42 AM

HONG KONG—June 4 will mark the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square, and as in years past, Hong Kong residents will mark the date with massive Continue reading →

For Whom the Bell Tolls: One Chinese NGO’s Alleged Crime of “Illegal Business Operation”

By Wan Yanhai, published: May 13, 2015

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GUO YUSHAN (郭玉闪)

In March 2007, Guo Yushan (郭玉闪)and others co-founded Transition Social and Economic Consulting Limited, otherwise known as Beijing Transition Institute. In July 2013, Continue reading →

US Lawmaker Urges Rejection of Proposed Hong Kong Voting Rules

4FD77CFB-FDDD-42EA-B18E-21B273A041EF_w640_r1_s_cx0_cy6_cw0U.S. Republican Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey speaks to VOA after a U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing in Washington, April 30, 2015. (M. Lipin/VOA)

Michael Lipin

May 09, 2015 6:36 PM

A U.S. lawmaker is encouraging Hong Kong legislators to veto electoral rules proposed by Beijing.

In a recent interview with VOA, New Jersey Republican Representative Chris Smith Continue reading →

Police in China’s Guangdong Move Ahead With Activist’s Subversion Trial

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Activist Su Changlan’s husband (C) is accompanied by two lawyers, Li Fang (L) and Wu Kuiming (R), in an undisclosed location on Nov 18, 2014.
(Photo courtesy of LiFangPing micro-channel.)

 

Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong are moving ahead Continue reading →

Fears For Safety of Chinese Activist Who Supported Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement

2015-04-24

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Ye Xiaozheng displays a banner saying ‘Protesting for Freedom’ in a photo posted to social media.
Photo courtesy of CHRD

The wife of an online activist detained for subversion in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong after Continue reading →

Pan-Democrats Protest in Hong Kong Legislature Over Beijing’s Election Plan

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Pan-democrat protesters prepare to go on a hunger strike to call for “true” universal suffrage in Hong Kong, March 28, 2014
AFP

Pan-democratic lawmakers in Hong Kong walked out of the city’s legislature on Wednesday Continue reading →

From China, Love and Hate for Common’s Oscar Speech

The recording artist’s nod to Hong Kong protesters set off a social-media flame war.

BY DAVID WERTIMEFEBRUARY 23,

87th Annual Academy Awards - ShowFrom China, Love and Hate for Common’s Oscar Speech

After ascending the stage to receive the Oscar for Best Original Song along with popular crooner John Legend, the Chicago-born hip-hop artist known as Common Continue reading →

Hong Kong Editor, Attacked Last Year, Expresses Hope for Future of News Media

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALAN WONG JANUARY 23, 2015 7:01 AM January 23, 2015 7:01 am

23sino-hongkong-tmagArticleKevin Lau Chun-to in January 2014, after his dismissal as editor of the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao.Credit Associated Press

Since the newspaper editor Kevin Lau Chun-to was attacked with a cleaver last year and left bleeding on a Hong Kong street, he has embodied fears that the city’s long Continue reading →