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Campaign groups are putting up posters in British universities, only to see them torn down overnight.

Democrats say there is now scant difference between Hong Kongs judicial system and that of mainland China

The collusion case for Next Digital’s founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and three subsidiaries, including now-defunct pro-democracy newspape...

Three years after Beijing imposed a national security law, journalists are still counting the cost

I have become an “accidental activist” since the Occupy Central/ Umbrella Movement days of 2013-2014 in Hong Kong. ...

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

By Alberto Arellano Editors and journalist have called for the immediate release of British media mogul, Jimmy Lai, in an open letter to the government of Hong Kong. Demands for the charges to be dropped have included notable names including The Guardian Editor-In-Chief Katharine Viner and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa. Police stand guard

Over the last month, TikTok has three times interrupted or shut down content on an account airing a powerful documentary about Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong entrepreneur, newspaperman, and pro-democracy activist imprisoned for more than two years for his role in criticizing the Chinese government.

Sebastien Lai says arbitrary arrests, sentences and raids will likely continue

British lawyers for jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai are calling for his case to receive more attention. Lai, who was the owner of Next Digital, publisher of the pro-democracy Apple Daily that was forced to close, has been in prison since the end of 2020. He is facing life imprisonment if found guilty…