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Pro-Democracy Movement

How national security laws crashed Hong Kong

March 25, 2024March 22, 2024 by Michael C. Davis

Pro-democracy leaders are either in jail or have fled into exile and dare not speak out about Article 23

Categories Deep Dive Tags Communist Party of China, Hong Kong, National Security Law, Pro-Democracy Movement, Splash, The Conversation Leave a comment

China’s crackdown targets exiled Hong Kong activists

July 17, 2023July 5, 2023 by Brendan Clift

HK government moves to suppress dissent overseas by harassing pro-democracy advocates

Categories Analysis Tags China, Communist Party of China, Dissent, Hong Kong, News, Pro-Democracy Movement, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

China’s red curtain has descended on Hong Kong

October 20, 2021October 19, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Beijing turns the ‘past’ into the ‘future’ by using the national security law to repress the city

Categories Democracy Crackdown Tags Amnesty International, Apple Daily, China, Communist Party of China, Hong Kong Crisis, News, Pro-Democracy Movement, United Nations Leave a comment

Why Hong Kong will not be partying with the Party

July 1, 2021June 30, 2021 by Juweihu

Amnesty International has painted a picture of political persecution in the city that ‘violates human rights’

Categories Centenary Celebrations Tags China, City Crackdown, Communist Party of China, Hong Kong, Human Rights Violations, News, Pro-Democracy Movement Leave a comment

How China used Hong Kong’s police to crush democracy in the city

June 18, 2021June 17, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Armed with the Beijing-imposed National Security Law, the once-respected force risks losing the ‘trust’ of the people

Categories China-Hong Kong Tension Tags Apple Daily, Beijing, China, Hong Kong Police Force, Media Muzzled, National Security Law, News, Pro-Democracy Movement Leave a comment

Hong Kong targets bank accounts of jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai

May 28, 2021May 27, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Financial sector dragged into the crackdown to silence the democracy activist and Apple Daily founder, report claims

Categories China-Hong Kong Tension Tags China, Communist Party, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, Leading Activist, News, Prison Sentence, Pro-Democracy Movement Leave a comment

China’s move has crushed Hong Kong’s dreams of democracy

March 31, 2021March 30, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The image shows a V-for-victory salute on the background of a Hong Kong flag. Beijing is determined to smash the city’s pro-democracy movement.

‘Patriots’ need only apply as candidates for December’s elections will be vetted by a Beijing-imposed committee

Categories China-Hong Kong Tension Tags Basic Law, Beijing, China, Crackdown, Hong Kong, Legislative Elections, News, Pro-Democracy Movement Leave a comment

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