The National People's Congress of China hastily passed a new law on Thursday aimed at countering the sanctions imposed by foreign governments on Chinese
Hong Kong, June 7 (ANI): Nearly 80 per cent of schools in Hong Kong have said new guidelines for "instilling patriotism" in children, under the city's national security law, were "very difficult" to implement, according to a survey.
University students take a moment of silence as they gather to clean the Pillar of Shame sculpture by Danish artist Jens Galschiot, to remember the victims of the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, at the University of Hong Kong on June 4, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong activists planned private vigils and religious services to commemorate China s deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, as a prominent organizer was arrested and thousands of police were deployed to prevent any mass protests. | Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
Seven Hong Kong Catholic churches, which were to hold mass to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989 by the Chinese Communist Party, found threatening signs posted in front of their buildings, according to reports.
Seven Hong Kong Catholic churches, which were to hold mass to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989 by the Chinese Communist Party, found threatening signs posted in front of their buildings.
Is Hong Kong s Last Pro-Democracy Newspaper Doomed
Voice of America
04 Jun 2021, 08:35 GMT+10
MAE SOT, THAILAND - Hong Kong is a city going through change, and Beijing wants no one to complain.
After the anti-government protests of two years ago, China s central government imposed a new national security law on Hong Kong, prohibiting things like secession and foreign collusion, as loosely defined by the government.
A sweeping crackdown ensued, with the arrest of dozens of activists and former lawmakers.
The security law s broad scope and vagueness have prompted concerns about censorship and press freedom. But for Apple Daily, regarded as Hong Kong s last pro-democracy newspaper, those have been concerns for some time.