chow hang-tung, gwyneth ho, hong kong, jimmy lai, joshua wong, lee cheuk-yan, nobel peace prize, prisoners of conscience, pro-democracy leaders

Hong Kong’s Prisoners of Conscience Nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

In recent years, the political and cultural landscape in Hong Kong has undergone a dramatic change. There was a rapid deterioration in the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, expression, and association as Hong Kong’s authorities increasingly adopted mainland China’s vague and all-encompassing definition of national security. Numerous pro-democracy leaders in Hong Kong have been imprisoned, ...

Emma Lu

A mural of Joshua Wong on a wall in Hong Kong.

Beijing Hardliners Target Hong Kong Cleric Cardinal Zen

The arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen in Hong Kong on May 11 tells you everything you need to know about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). For China watchers or historians, the arrest of Cardinal Zen, the former bishop of Hong Kong, was probably not a great surprise given the regime’s track record and its traits. ...

James Burke

Hong Kong cleric Cardinal Joseph Zen.

With Injustice to Jimmy Lai, Communist China Looks to Retaliate Against the West

The founder of Next Digital, Jimmy Lai, was detained again by the Hong Kong government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Albert Ho, former chairman of the Hong Kong Democratic Party, wrote an article titled Jimmy Lai’s Predicament and Hong Kong’s Road Ahead. In his article, Ho criticized the Attorney General’s endless abuse of the ...

Max Lu

The cover of Hong Kong newspaper, Apple Daily, showing Jimmy Lai's arrest.

Business Executive Accuses Hong Kong Government of Destroying Free Market

The Hong Kong police recently arrested 15 people for manipulating the stock price of Next Digital, the publisher of tabloid-style newspaper Apple Daily. Last month, authorities arrested the owner of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, under the newly implemented National Security Law. Killing Hong Kong’s economy Among the arrested were 14 men and one woman. According ...

Max Lu

A laptop screen showing a candlestick chart.

Jimmy Lai Tearfully Thanks the People of Hong Kong for Their Support

Founder  Jimmy Lai of the newspaper Apple Daily, launched a live broadcast on Twitter to share his feelings about his arrest and interacted with netizens. After being released on the morning of August 13, Jimmy Lai participated in the live broadcast together with guests Mark Clifford, the former editor-in-chief of the South China Morning Post; ...

Max Lu

Jimmy Lai.

The Arrest of Jimmy Lai Spurs Defiance

On August 10, the Hong Kong police launched a large-scale raid and arrested 10 people, including the founder of media group Next Digital, Jimmy Lai, his two sons, several executives of Next Digital, and Zhou Ting, a former member of an opposition group. They were suspected of violating Hong Kong’s National Security Law. The police ...

Michael Segarty

Jimmy Lai wearing a face mask.

Press Freedom Threatened as Jimmy Lai Arrested by Hong Kong Police

On August 10, the Hong Kong police arrested seven people, including Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, a Hong Kong tabloid-style newspaper. It is part of Next Digital, the parent company. Along with Jimmy Lai, his two sons and four senior officials of Next Digital were also arrested under the new Hong Kong National Security ...

Michael Segarty

Jimmy Lai wearing a face mask.