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Controversial Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to step down in June

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will step down in June, ending a divisive term that saw democracy protests squashed and...

HK cops raid newsroom, arrest 6 staff for ‘seditious publication’

Hong Kong—Hong Kong police raided the office of a local media outlet and arrested six current and former staff on Wednesday, deepening fears for...

Patriots? Students navigate HK classroom crackdown

Hong Kong teenager Sum says he lives a double life. In school he presents as a dutiful student, happy to learn a new “patriotic” curriculum...

Amnesty to shutter Hong Kong offices, blames security law

Hong Kong—Amnesty International said Monday it will shutter its offices in Hong Kong because of the threat posed to staff by a national security...

Hong Kong councilors swear new loyalty oath to China

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‘Grandma Wong’ nabbed for protest

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Patriot games: Hong Kong arts scene shudders as loyalists circle

After successfully muzzling Hong Kong's democracy protests and opposition, Beijing's loyalists are now taking aim at the arts as they seek to impose mainland-style...

Veteran Hong Kong activists on trial over huge democracy rally

Veteran Hong Kong activists went on trial Tuesday for organising one of the biggest democracy protests to engulf the city in 2019, part of...

Another HK man arrested for violating security law

A Hong Kong man was dragged from a court shouting democracy slogans and remanded into custody on Tuesday after becoming the third person to...

‘CIA’-like street food vendors first on scene to feed Thai protesters

With an intelligence network so good they have been compared to the CIA, Thai street vendors are often first on the scene at “guerilla”...

Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ says held 14 months in mainland China

An elderly woman who disappeared midway through Hong Kong’s democracy protests last year resurfaced in the financial hub on Saturday after 14 months away,...

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ remake faces fresh boycott calls

Disney’s Mulan remake is facing fresh boycott calls after it emerged some of the blockbuster’s scenes were filmed in China’s Xinjiang, where widespread rights...
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