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 l

Here is a timeline of developments since China imposed national security legislation in Hong Kong th

The arrests in the Asian financial hub included well-known democratic figures and former lawmakers

Move comes amid a widening crackdown on dissent

On the fourth day of the legislation becoming law, the Hong Kong Public Library took at least nine p

Tong was among more than 300 demonstrators against the new law who were arrested by police on July 1

Lai has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent c

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 se

Beijing's Liaison Office in financial hub calls vote serious provocation to the current electoral s

Decision by Chinese-based app follows decisions by Facebook, Google and Twitter to briefly suspend r

Tong Ying-kit, who carried a banner that read 'Liberate Hong Kong', was arrested last week

Many pro-democracy shops that publicly stood in solidarity with protesters have moved to remove pro-

Police said 10 of those arrested had breached the new law for allegedly carrying independence signs

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 recon

Hong Kongers fear law will spell end of city's freedoms and rule of law

Joshua Wong is a pro-democracy activist

Senior Hong Kong lawyers express alarm at plans for the city's leader to select judges for national

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

Analysts fear an impending erosion of freedoms over the lack of a clear definition of what constitut

Hong Kongers sell shares, convert savings into US dollars on fears of sweeping new security laws

US, Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, say new law ends city's basic freedoms established after hand

China reveals plan to bypass Hong Kong's legislature to impose national security law on Hong Kong to

Plan also would allow Chinese national security organs to set up agencies in Hong Kong 'when needed'