A Turning Point for Hong Kong

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In June 2020, with the world's attention on the pandemic, Hong Kong’s freedoms were under threat as the Chinese government imposed a draconian new security law. Now, ...

Hong Kong’s government has said it wants to pass a new national security law. It comes four years after China imposed sweeping legislation in the wake of massive pro-democracy protests.The proposed law would lay out five major areas of offenses: treason, insurrection, theft of st ...  Show more

Hong Kong ormai assomiglia a una normale città cinese. I dissidenti e gli stranieri come Stephen Roach, che l’hanno a lungo considerata casa, ormai non la riconoscono più. La città che era famosa come centro finanziario ora è famosa per le leggi repressive. La protesta ha perso e ...  Show more

One year ago, pro-democracy street protests began in Hong Kong. At the time, Simon Cheng was an employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong. Last August, he was arrested in mainland China and, he says, interrogated and physically abused. A year on, Mr Cheng is seeking asylum i ...  Show more