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Western leaders blame President Vladimir Putin ahead of Moscow’s presidential election next month.

Consultation paper on city’s coming legislation cites 22 national security-related laws in different countries.

‘I’m worried that the proposed Article 23 legislation, with its vague references to intent, could be misused,’ US-based scholar says.

Colonial-era offences once said to be ‘rather wide’ and a potential violation of a civil rights convention from 21 years ago are to stay on the books.

Beijing solidifies its grip on the special administrative region.

BEIJING: China's top court has pledged to "deepen judicial disclosure" after its plan to curtail access to court decisions faced unusual public criticism from lawyers and legal experts. The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) announced in December it would create a new database of over 2,000 cases accessible to

The activist, Tony Chung, was imprisoned after advocating for the territory’s independence. Even after his release, he said, his situation remained oppressive.

Chinese court verdicts have been accessible online for a decade. That is likely about to change.

In a three-hour-plus policy address, Beijing-anointed John Lee unveiled measures to revitalize economy, flagging population growth

Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 - Hong Kong leader John Lee used his policy address on Wednesday to sound the alarm on the threat of soft resistance - a vague term used by Chinese politicians to signal a new chapter in their crackdown against dissent.