Hong Kong (香港)

‘They can’t speak freely’: Hong Kong a year after the national security law
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

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117 people arrested in Hong Kong in a year under national security law
Reuters, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s national security law one year in: How the city’s legal foundations were shaken
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2021

National security law: welcome mats by Britain, Australia, Canada lure thousands who feel Hong Kong is no longer home
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong: National Security Law has created a human rights emergency
Amnesty International, June 30, 2021

香港《国安法》一周年:电影审查设国安“红线” 引发业界对过度审查的担忧虑 (One year anniversary of Hong Kong’s national security law: the movie industry is concerned about NSL’s “red line” and excessive use of censorship)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 30, 2021

‘A Form of Brainwashing’: China Remakes Hong Kong
“像是一种洗脑”:国安法一周年,中共如何改造香港

The New York Times, June 30, 2021

大赦国际:国安法在香港造成人权紧急状态 (Amnesty International: Hong Kong National Security Law has created a human rights emergency)
Voice of America, June 30, 2021

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Hong Kong: National Security Law has created a human rights emergency
Amnesty International, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung arrested as police revoke bail
Agence France-Presse, June 30, 2021

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Hong Kong Democracy Activist Still Pushing for Change
Voice of America, June 29, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong police officer denies using body as human shield against motorcyclist, court hears
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong July 1 democracy demo ban upheld; police to adopt ‘zero tolerance’ and reportedly deploy 10,000 officers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2021

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防疫為由禁七一遊行 升旗及酒會獲豁免 民政署:慶祝回歸重點活動(July 1 demonstration is banned due to pandemic, but flag-raising ceremony and reception are exempted according to Home Affairs Department)
Stand News, June 30, 2021

職工盟等多個工會明擬設約十個街站 冀警方尊重勿阻撓(The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and several other trade unions plan to set up street booths, hoping that the police will respect and not obstruct)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 30, 2021

流亡抗爭者製作遊戲眾籌 盼保存香港人記憶(Activist in exile crowdfunds for video game, hopes to preserve Hong Kongers’ memories)
Stand News, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s courts should reflect China’s will, says official
The Guardian, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong Philosopher Taught Life’s Meaning. Now He Visits Students in Jail.
周保松:从在课堂讲授人生意义到去监狱探视学生

The New York Times, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong parent company of Apple Daily to cease operations on Thursday, will still try to pay staff despite authorities not releasing frozen cash
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police may shut down Victoria Park, will put 10,000 officers on streets for July 1 double anniversary of handover, Communist Party’s founding
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2021

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Requests for July 1 march shot down
The Standard, June 29, 2021

National security law: self-censorship concerns mount after Hong Kong’s Stand News purges comment pieces, some touching on sanctions
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2021

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Hong Kong Journalists Expect More Media Arrests, Say Freedom 'in Free Fall'
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2021

前《蘋果日報》主筆馮偉光准保釋(Bail granted to former Apple Daily editorial writer Fung Wai-kong)
Ming Pao, June 29, 2021

Winandmac 撤出香港、《852 郵報》下架影片 記協:白色恐怖籠罩新聞業界(In response to Winandmac’s decision to leave Hong Kong and “Post 852” move to take down all its videos, the Hong Kong Journalists Association says: white terror is covering Hong Kong media)
Stand News, June 29, 2021

Hong Kong’s RTHK fires veteran radio phone-in host as more shows are axed
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2021

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獲港台通知不再主持節目 區家麟:百分百政治判斷(Allan Au is fired as RTHK radio host, says it is a 100% political decision)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 28, 2021

消息:The Pulse停播 港台:不時檢視更新節目組合(News: RTHK takes English-language current affairs program, The Pulse, off air)
Ming Pao, June 29, 2021

許智峯:遭匯豐凍結戶口逾半年 「 猶如永久侵吞資產」 促公開交代(Pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Ted Hui calls for accountability saying HSBC has frozen his bank accounts for more than half a year)
Stand News, June 29, 2021

Hong Kong’s judiciary should uphold country’s will, advance its interests, says Beijing’s national security chief in city
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2021

Civil servants' pension threat gains traction
The Standard, June 29, 2021

香港少年犯被逼接受洗脑教育 学者忧成“再教育营”翻版 (Hong Kong to mandate juvenile offenders to receive “national education”; scholar concerned about a Hong Kong version of the “re-education camps”)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2021

Hong Kong national security police have watch list of residents to be arrested if they try to flee, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2021

Crossing the Red Line: Behind China’s Takeover of Hong Kong
The New York Times, June 28, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Security law: Stand News opinion articles axed, directors resign amid reported threats to Hong Kong digital outlets
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2021

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Hong Kong pro-democracy media buckles under China pressure
BBC News, June 28, 2021

《立場新聞》公告(Stand News announcement)
Stand News, June 27, 2021

National security law: Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at airport while trying to leave Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2021

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Apple Daily Stays Alive in Taiwan After Closure in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, June 26, 2021

逾百人領養《蘋果》大樓盆栽 市民:信有日可物歸原主(Over 100 adopt plants from Apple Daily headquarters)
inmedia.hk, June 27, 2021

Hong Kong needs law to tackle ‘hostility against the police’, says force’s new chief
The Guardian, June 26, 2021

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Explainer | National security: what is Article 23 in Hong Kong and why is the issue back in the spotlight?
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2021

耀東邨單位鐵閘貼疑違《港區國安法》貼紙 37歲男涉作具煽動意圖作為被捕(37-year old man arrested under National Security Law for alleged incitement over sticker at metal gate of housing flat)
Ming Pao, June 28, 2021

Is Hong Kong’s national security law being weaponised? Questions being asked as first case out of 61 goes before courts
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2021

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Beijing's national security law takes a toll in Hong Kong
AXIOS, June 28, 2021

最新數據揭示《港區國安法》的拘捕規律(Latest statistics reveal pattern of arrests under National Security Law)
Stand News, June 27, 2021

Hong Kong Neo Democrats party disbands citing security law and ‘much worse’ political environment
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2021

Hong Kong police ban annual July 1 democracy demo, citing Covid-19
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Repression by Beijing’ killed Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, Joe Biden says
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

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Apple Daily insiders cite national security law risks for rejecting calls to use funds from sister companies to pay staff
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

Shift to social media tough on columnists
The Standard, June 25, 2021

Hong Kong Book Fair to call in police over exhibits which could breach national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021

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National security law: inquiry launched after books by Jimmy Lai displayed as recommended titles at Hong Kong public library
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021

HK’s security chief promoted to No 2 job amid crackdown
Al Jazeera, June 25, 2021

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【警察政府】工聯會麥美娟:Police state, why not?  李慧琼:李家超鄧炳強表現出色(Pro-Beijing lawmaker Alice Mak says "Police state, why not?")
Stand News, June 25, 2021

High-profile Hong Kong activists denied bail in appeal over banned Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021

Three Hong Kong groups apply to hold traditional July 1 democracy demo after embattled coalition cancels
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2021

In just one year, Beijing enveloped Hong Kong in a massive national security complex
Quartz, June 25, 2021

台灣同婚紀錄片《同愛一家》 被電檢處要求刪改 香港主辦方取消放映(Film Censorship Authority wants parts deleted from gay marriage documentary film "Taiwan Equals Love"; organizer cancels screening)
Stand News, June 25, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Last Edition: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Signs Off With Million-Copy Run
Voice of America, June 24, 2021

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Taiwan’s Apple Daily says it will continue operations
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2021

What’s next for Next Digital, with the closure of its flagship Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong?
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily deletes social media accounts, but will live on free of censors in blockchain
Independent, June 24, 2021

Apple Daily executives challenge Hong Kong police seizure of news articles during high-profile raid that led to their arrests
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

科技園稱蘋果日報印刷涉違規已按契約採取相應行動(Hong Kong Science Park Limited takes action against Apple Daily for breach of leasing rules)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2021

香港蘋果日報被迫停刊,國際齊聲譴責,中方回應:勿干涉內政,新聞自由不是免罪牌(Int’l community criticizes forced closure of Apple Daily; Beijing warns: Don't interfere with internal affairs, press freedom is not a free pass)
The News Lens, June 24, 2021

‘The blackest day’: Apple Daily’s demise comes as no surprise
The Guardian, June 23, 2021

Why are Hong Kong academics quitting newspaper columns, and what’s the fear over new ‘red lines’? Three words: national security law
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

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Hong Kong scholar quits writing newspaper column amid ‘very poor’ political climate
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021

Education chief rejects ‘political propaganda’ in schools after teacher reportedly suspended over Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021

Police fired pepper balls at Tong Ying-kit’s speeding motorbike, court hears
Stand News, June 24, 2021

當局向2萬多名功能界別選民發信 或不再符合原有資格(Electoral office notifies more than 20,000 functional constituency electors they may be disqualified under the new election system)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2021

HK 'can cope with security cases'
The Standard, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong’s human rights record worsened sharply in 2020 – database
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader places national security law onus on journalists; says media must not subvert gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

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Crackdown brings resignations at Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily
Agence France-Presse, June 22, 2021

Thousands Watch Last Online TV News From Hong Kong's Apple Daily
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong electoral changes: no more than 30,000 voters will take part in Election Committee race, authorities estimate, down from 246,000 in 2016
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong must also pass its own security legislation to ‘plug loopholes,’ says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong’s first national security law trial will have no jury, Court of Appeal rules
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong court grants bail to activist Owen Chow pending national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

Ousted Hong Kong lawmaker in last-ditch bid to overturn conviction for storming Legislative Council meeting
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong man arrested after passer-by calls police over protest banner hanging on drying rack
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

An American lawyer tried to break up a scuffle in Hong Kong. Now, he’s in jail.
The Washington Post, June 22, 2021

【12 港人】廖子文擬認管玻璃樽、乙醇及汽油等 2022年 5 月正式答辯 羈押最少 16 個月(Hong Kong 12 case: Liu Tsz-man pleads guilty to possession of raw materials to make molotov cocktails, remanded in custody for at least 16 months)
Stand News, June 22, 2021

監警會已收警方484宗涉反修例公眾活動的投訴報告(Independent Police Complaints Council receives 484 anti-ELAB protest-related complaints against the force)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021

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監警會新任主席主持公開會議後未接受傳媒提問離去(Independent Police Complaints Council new head left public meeting without answering questions from media)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021<

消息:英華書院 15 教師將離職 佔全校教師約兩成 現職教師:憂被清算損士氣(15 teachers to quit Ying Wa College, nearly 20% of teaching staff)
Stand News, June 22, 2021

Goodbye, Hong Kong: protesters seeking asylum abroad from national security law vow to fight on, but feel ‘survivor’s guilt’
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

港區國安法|聯合國人權專員:國安法產生「寒蟬效應」 中方:自由不能突破國安底線(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says national security law produces "chilling effect")
Ming Pao, June 22, 2021

国际律师协会称香港未来黯淡 呼吁英、欧采针对性制裁 (IBAHRI urges targeted sanctions against Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily may halt publication this Sat, pending Fri board meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2021

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National security law: Apple Daily bosses to ask Hong Kong authorities to release some frozen assets to pay staff wages
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

記協籲保安局解凍壹傳媒部分資金以支薪 保障勞工權益(Journalists Association urges Security Bureau to unfreeze part of Next Media fund to pay employees)
Stand News, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong Apple Daily top editor & executive to remain behind bars ahead of security law trial as court denies bail
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2021

王婆婆一人聲援《蘋果》 遭數十警包圍抬離法院(While publicly appeal for Apple Daily, "Grandma Wong" is bodily carried away from court area by police)
inmedia.hk, June 19, 2021

Hong Kong’s opposition Civic Party loses two-thirds of its district councillors in round of resignations ahead of new oath-taking rule
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

Embattled democracy coalition cancels Hong Kong’s annual July 1 march; will discuss disbanding
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong seeking closer integration with mainland China: Chief Executive Lam
Reuters, June 20, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong film censors’ government affiliations spark fears for ‘Hollywood of the Far East’ in light of new guidelines
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

Hong Kong’s RTHK fires popular pro-democracy radio host Tsang Chi-ho
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2021

2021 香港約章網站疑遭禁 本港用 VPN 方可瀏覽 發起人羅冠聰:港人將面對資訊壁壘( “2021 Hong Kong Charter” website is accessible from Hong Kong only through VPN; official blocking is suspected)
Stand News, June 19, 2021

紫荊黨黃秋智辭總裁及發言人 稱支持紫荊黨為港人服務(Pro-Beijing Bauhinia Party co-founder Charles Wong steps down as party head and spokesperson)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2021

In a Muffled Hong Kong, Bookstores Offer Freedom of Thought
The New York Times, June 20, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Two senior execs at Hong Kong’s Apple Daily formally charged with national security ‘conspiracy’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021

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Hongkongers queue to buy Apple Daily copies after editor-in-chief arrested
The Guardian, June 18, 2021

Staff vow to press on till the very end
The Standard, June 18, 2021

蘋果日報如常開機印刷今日出版報紙 將加印至50萬份(Apple Daily publishes as usual, ups print run sixfold to 500,000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: Apple Daily arrests could encourage self-censorship, experts warn, but legal scholars insist reporters have little to fear
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

至今 112 人涉違反國安法被捕 黎智英父子、壹傳媒員工佔 11 人 暫 3 人被控(112 arrested under the National Security Law; Jimmy Lai, his sons, and Next Media staffs are 11 of them)
Stand News, June 18, 2021

天水圍有小學教師為同事買《蘋果日報》遭「舉報」 校方稱他「動機不良」 暫停部分課堂(Primary school teacher is accused of "bad intent" and suspended from classes over buying Apply Daily for colleagues)
Stand News, June 18, 2021

Hong Kong protests: man jailed after exposing sensitive police operation during Polytechnic University siege
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

Five guilty of rioting over ‘devil-like’ 2019 Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021

曾志豪:被通知停做主持須離港台 港台:不時檢討節目(RTHK radio show host Tsang Chi-ho, a critic of gov't, is suspended and asked to leave)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021

東京奧運|議員憂港隊代表作政治表達 體育專員:出賽前需簽文件遵守要求(As Hong Kong team heads to Tokyo Olympics, Commissioner for Sports requires athletes to sign agreement to obey rules before departure amid concerns over political expression at Games)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2021

Consultants Report Surge in Middle-Class Professionals Leaving Hong Kong For Good
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Apple Daily Editors Arrested Under Hong Kong Security Law
The Diplomat, June 17, 2021

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‘Worst of times’: Hong Kong media defiant amid police crackdown
The Guardian, June 17, 2021

‘Cut ties with these criminals’: Hong Kong security chief warns reporters to shun Apple Daily detainees after raid
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2021

【國安拘蘋果高層】消息:近百篇涉案文章包括報道、評論 警將要求《蘋果》刪除(Source: Police ask Apple Daily to take down nearly 100 national security-related articles)
Stand News, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong: Apple Daily raid, arrests a brazen attack on press freedom
Amnesty International, June 17, 2021

8個傳媒工會組織憂國安法被武器化 嚴重威脅新聞自由(In joint statement, eight journalists unions voice serious concern over weaponization of National Security Law, threatening press freedom)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong prosecutors questioned by magistrate after letting reporter from pro-Beijing newspaper walk on same charge pursued against RTHK freelancer
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong protests: first defendants to admit rioting during PolyU clashes jailed for 32 months each
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2021

9.29反極權遊行 30歲出版社女經理認暴動罪囚32個月 官一度計錯刑期卻未發現(30-year-old female publishing company manager sentenced to 32 months in jail for rioting over 9.29 anti-totalitarianism march in 2019)
inmedia.hk, June 17, 2021

傳約 170 名區議員下月被 DQ 林進宣布解僱議辦職員 議助:真正炒我哋嘅係政權(District councilor Lam Chun dismisses entire staff amid news about next month mass disqualification)
Stand News, June 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong doubles down on warnings to ‘foreign forces’ in first public appearance
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2021

From packed streets to silence: documenting the fall of Hong Kong
The Guardian, June 16, 2021

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2 years after mass protests rocked Hong Kong, will unrest return to city’s streets as Beijing tightens grip?
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2021

社運抗爭資料庫(Anti-ELAB Protest Database)
Citizen News, June 9, 2021

【首宗國安案】指定法官質疑與法援律師分工 不取酬義務律師棄代表唐英傑 控方擬挑戰李立峯專家資格(In first case under National Security Law, judges question validity of two legal teams for defendant, forcing volunteer lawyers to withdraw; prosecutions challenges qualification of expert witness)
Stand News, June 16, 2021

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Hong Kong authorities could tighten limits on number of legal aid cases individual lawyers can take on as pressure rises for reform of system
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2021

賢學思政王逸戰、黃沅琳被捕後首度擺街站 籲港人「身土不二」抗爭未完(Two Student Politicism members set up street booth to urge continual resistance after release from custody over alleged promotion of unauthorized gatherings for June 12 anniversary)
Stand News, June 16, 2021

星島:區議員七月宣誓 曾參與初選、借出議辦、簽「墨落無悔」聲明都 DQ 料涉 170 人(Pro-establishment daily: 170 district councilors face disqualification in July as oath-taking requirement takes effect)
Stand News, June 16, 2021

Leader Carrie Lam says Hongkongers must defend leadership of China’s Communist Party
Hong Kong Free Press, June 16, 2021