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Tens of Thousands Gather in Hong Kong to Mark Tiananmen Massacre

Posted on 06/09/2016 by | Tens of Thousands Gather in Hong Kong to Mark Tiananmen Massacre已关闭评论

HK64More than 100,000 people gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to mark the 27th anniversary of a military massacre that put a bloody end to the 1989 democracy movement on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, although cracks were beginning to appear in the city’s pro-democracy camp. Continue reading →

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Daughter of Swedish Bookseller Says He is Illegally Held in China on Dubious Charges

Posted on 05/25/2016 by | Daughter of Swedish Bookseller Says He is Illegally Held in China on Dubious Charges已关闭评论
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Placards showing missing bookseller Lee Bo (L) and his associate Gui Minhai (R) are shown by members of the Civic Party outside the China liaison office in Hong Kong, Jan. 19, 2016. AFP

The daughter of a Swedish national, who was detained by China under opaque circumstances, is calling on the United States to press Beijing for his release. Continue reading →

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Shannon Van Sant: Hong Kong NGOs Fear New Rules Will Jeopardize Work on Mainland

Posted on 05/19/2016 by | 1 comment
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Chinese officials answer questions about a law regulating overseas non-governmental organizations (NGOs) during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 28, 2016.

HONG KONG—Jason Chan says he still has more questions than answers about how his labor-rights organization will be able to do its work in China under Beijing’s new rules on the operation of NGOs. Continue reading →

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Cracks Appear in Hong Kong’s Status as Separate Jurisdiction: Reports

Posted on 05/14/2016 by | Cracks Appear in Hong Kong’s Status as Separate Jurisdiction: Reports已关闭评论
Causeway Bay bookstore

The now-closed Causeway Bay bookstore in Hong Kong, Jan. 10, 2016. AFP

The disappearances of five Hong Kong booksellers represent a “breach” of the terms of the city’s handover to China, known as the “one country, two systems” policy, the U.S. State Department said in a report this week. Continue reading →

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Firing of Top Hong Kong Editor After Panama Report Rattles City’s Media

Posted on 04/20/2016 by | Firing of Top Hong Kong Editor After Panama Report Rattles City’s Media已关闭评论
Staff at Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper stick protest slogans to the walls

Staff at Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper stick protest slogans to the walls after the sacking of a senior editor, April 20, 2016. Photo courtesy of the Ming Pao staff association.

The sudden sacking of a senior editor at Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper after the paper ran a front-page expose of local figures based on the Panama Papers sent shockwaves through the city’s media industry on Wednesday. Continue reading →

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Chinese Media Ignore Win of Film About Hong Kong’s Future

Posted on 04/04/2016 by | Chinese Media Ignore Win of Film About Hong Kong’s Future已关闭评论
Ten Years

Hong Kong movie producer Andrew Choi, right, and director Ng Ka-leung pose after winning the Best Film award for their movie “Ten Years” during the Hong Kong Film Awards in Hong Kong, Sunday, April 3, 2016.

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BEIJING—Mainland Chinese media ignored a film festival award by “Ten Years,” a collection of five shorts that depict a gloomy future for Beijing-ruled Hong Kong, where freedom of speech has all but disappeared. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong missing booksellers: Lee Bo back in mainland China

Posted on 03/26/2016 by | Hong Kong missing booksellers: Lee Bo back in mainland China已关闭评论

A Hong Kong publisher who went missing for nearly three months is reportedly back in mainland China – a few hours after returning to Hong Kong.

Lee Bo was escorted into a car that drove him to mainland China

Lee Bo was escorted into a car that drove him to mainland China, local media said

Lee Bo, a British citizen, was widely believed to have been abducted and taken to mainland China late last year along with four of his colleagues. Continue reading →

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Kong Tsung Gan: June 4th Stands for the World’s Unfinished Business

Posted on 03/16/2016 by | Kong Tsung Gan: June 4th Stands for the World’s Unfinished Business已关闭评论

Tiananmen64“The brazen cynicism and lack of courage of the governments of democratic countries have been deeply disheartening – whether they know it or not, they live in the shadow of June 4, their actions and decisions trapped in the dialectic events that day set in motion.” Continue reading →

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