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Truss condemns China and Hong Kong authorities over threat to ‘silence’ critics

The UK accused the authorities in China and Hong Kong of an unjustified assault on free speech after a human rights organisation was threatened under a “draconian” security law. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the warning sent to UK-based charity ...

14 Mar 2022 at 09:55

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Hong Kong court upholds minimum sentences for breaching China’s security law

A jailed university student who pleaded guilty to inciting secession in Hong Kong lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence in a court ruling on Tuesday that is expected to set the bar for other cases brought under the national security law ...

22 Aug 2023 at 14:41

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Hong Kong prosecutors allege activist Jimmy Lai encouraged democracy protests

Prosecutors in Hong Kong alleged on Wednesday that activist and publisher Jimmy Lai had encouraged the city’s residents to protest and urged the US to take action against the “oppressive” Chinese authorities in Beijing. The 76-year-old media ...

03 Jan 2024 at 10:18

Dissident Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai’s son condemns father’s ‘show trial’

The son of dissident publisher Jimmy Lai fears he will never see his father again as his high-profile trial gets under way in Hong Kong. Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has condemned the “politically motivated” prosecution of Mr Lai, who ...

18 Dec 2023 at 08:08

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Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of overseas pro-democracy activists

Hong Kong police have accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of one million Hong Kong dollars (£100,500) each for information leading to their ...

03 Jul 2023 at 13:58

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Hong Kong court convicts seven men of rioting during 2019 protests

A Hong Kong judge has convicted seven people, including a pro-democracy former politician, of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city’s anti-government protests in July 2019. Prosecutors accused ...

12 Dec 2024 at 10:42

Aftermath of legal aid cyber attack becoming problematic in courts – Law Society

The aftermath of the legal aid cyber attack is becoming “particularly problematic” in the magistrates’ courts amid calls to get the system back online, a solicitors’ body has warned. The Law Society of England and Wales said ...

27 Jun 2025 at 12:18

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Hong Kong court begins hearing final arguments in Jimmy Lai’s security trial

A Hong Kong court has heard final arguments in the landmark national security trial of former pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could be sentenced to up to life in prison if he is convicted. Mr Lai, 77, was ...

18 Aug 2025 at 07:31

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