Dozens of Hong Kong Democrats Charged Under National Security Law
Crackdown on the democratic opposition intensifies
Crackdown on the democratic opposition intensifies
Case pending for 12 Hong Kong activists who fled for Taiwan comes at a time of further scrutiny of legal system in both Hong Kong and China
Here is a timeline of developments since China imposed national security legislation in Hong Kong this year
The arrests in the Asian financial hub included well-known democratic figures and former lawmakers
Move comes amid a widening crackdown on dissent
The case is unrelated to the high-profile arrest late last month of Lai
On the fourth day of the legislation becoming law, the Hong Kong Public Library took at least nine political books off its shelves
Tong was among more than 300 demonstrators against the new law who were arrested by police on July 1
Lai calls support for him proof I am doing the right thing'
Lai has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing
Pro-democracy academics and teachers have been fired or warned for their political views
People between 16 and 21 were arrested under Beijing's new national security law for the formerly semi-autonomous region
International media look for exits after draconian new national security law
Beijing's Liaison Office in financial hub calls vote serious provocation to the current electoral system///
Decision by Chinese-based app follows decisions by Facebook, Google and Twitter to briefly suspend review of Beijing requests for user data in semi-au
Tong Ying-kit, who carried a banner that read 'Liberate Hong Kong', was arrested last week
Police said 10 of those arrested had breached the new law for allegedly carrying independence signs and chanting independence slogans
New law takes effect on 23rd anniversary of Britain's handover of Hong Kong to Beijing
The law carries severe penalties for vaguely defined crimes against the state
Some two dozen Western countries, including Britain and the United States, have urged China to reconsider the security laws
Hong Kongers fear law will spell end of city's freedoms and rule of law
Joshua Wong is a pro-democracy activist
Planned law will allow Communist Party to dramatically expand its power in Asian financial hub
In an exclusive interview, Jimmy Lai muses over his own fate and that of Hong Kong's
US, Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, say new law ends city's basic freedoms established after handover from British rule in 1997