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Hong Kong Court Dismisses First Legal Challenge To New National Security Law
A senior Hong Kong judge sided with the government on Friday and dismissed the first legal challenge to the city's newly enacted national security law, which had been brought by a jailed protester.
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Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Campaigners In Largest Security Case
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest sentence of 10 years.
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British Judges' Resignations Put Hong Kong Rule Of Law In Spotlight
Two senior British judges recently resigned from Hong Kong's top appeals court as international concerns mounted over the rule of law in the city.
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14 Found Guilty In Biggest Case Against Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests
A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.
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US To Impose Fresh Visa Curbs On Hong Kong Officials Over Rights Crackdown
The United States announced on Friday that it was "taking steps" to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking down on rights in the Chinese city, days after a new national security law came into force.
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Explained: Hong Kong's New National Security Law And How It Impacts Freedom
Hong Kong's 90-seat legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security law just 11 days after it was tabled, despite concerns from Western governments that freedoms would be further undermined in the financial hub.
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Explained: All About Hong Kong's New National Security Laws
Hong Kong's government on Friday unveiled its proposed national security bill, following a month-long public consultation that ended last week. City leaders want it to be swiftly passed, potentially within weeks.
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China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN
A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty In National Security Trial
Jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong court to "sedition" and "collusion" charges on Tuesday, as his trial under a national security law continued into the new year.
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Hong Kong Begins Trial Of 47 Prominent Pro-Democracy Figures Amid Protests
The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures began Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.
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UN Rights Panel Calls To Repeal Hong Kong Security Law Imposed By China
Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.
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China Defends Arrest Of Hong Kong Catholic Cleric As Western Alarm Grows
Retired cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested yesterday for "colluding with foreign forces".
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"Erosion Of Liberty In Hong Kong...": Britain's Rebuke To China On Security Law
Britain has scolded China for its broadening use of a national security law in Hong Kong, detailing attacks on the city's vaunted judiciary, civil society groups and foreign diplomats.
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Youngest Convict, 20, Under Hong Kong's Security Law Says 'Not Ashamed'
A 20-year-old Hong Kong independence activist was facing life in prison Wednesday after becoming the youngest person convicted under the city's national security law, but told the court he had "nothing to be ashamed of".
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Blaming China Imposed Security Law, Amnesty Shutters Hong Kong Offices
Amnesty International said Monday it would shutter its offices in Hong Kong because of the threat posed to staff by a national security law that Beijing imposed on the city.
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Hong Kong Court Dismisses First Legal Challenge To New National Security Law
A senior Hong Kong judge sided with the government on Friday and dismissed the first legal challenge to the city's newly enacted national security law, which had been brought by a jailed protester.
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Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Campaigners In Largest Security Case
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest sentence of 10 years.
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British Judges' Resignations Put Hong Kong Rule Of Law In Spotlight
Two senior British judges recently resigned from Hong Kong's top appeals court as international concerns mounted over the rule of law in the city.
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14 Found Guilty In Biggest Case Against Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests
A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.
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US To Impose Fresh Visa Curbs On Hong Kong Officials Over Rights Crackdown
The United States announced on Friday that it was "taking steps" to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking down on rights in the Chinese city, days after a new national security law came into force.
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Explained: Hong Kong's New National Security Law And How It Impacts Freedom
Hong Kong's 90-seat legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security law just 11 days after it was tabled, despite concerns from Western governments that freedoms would be further undermined in the financial hub.
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Explained: All About Hong Kong's New National Security Laws
Hong Kong's government on Friday unveiled its proposed national security bill, following a month-long public consultation that ended last week. City leaders want it to be swiftly passed, potentially within weeks.
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China's Rights Record In Spotlight At UN
A civil liberties crackdown, repression in Xinjiang and Hong Kong's draconian national security law are among concerns expected to be raised during a UN review of China's rights record on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty In National Security Trial
Jailed pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong court to "sedition" and "collusion" charges on Tuesday, as his trial under a national security law continued into the new year.
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Hong Kong Begins Trial Of 47 Prominent Pro-Democracy Figures Amid Protests
The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures began Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.
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UN Rights Panel Calls To Repeal Hong Kong Security Law Imposed By China
Hong Kong's controversial national security law should be repealed, experts on the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday, amid concerns the legislation is being used to crack down on free speech and dissent in the former British colony.
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China Defends Arrest Of Hong Kong Catholic Cleric As Western Alarm Grows
Retired cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested yesterday for "colluding with foreign forces".
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"Erosion Of Liberty In Hong Kong...": Britain's Rebuke To China On Security Law
Britain has scolded China for its broadening use of a national security law in Hong Kong, detailing attacks on the city's vaunted judiciary, civil society groups and foreign diplomats.
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Youngest Convict, 20, Under Hong Kong's Security Law Says 'Not Ashamed'
A 20-year-old Hong Kong independence activist was facing life in prison Wednesday after becoming the youngest person convicted under the city's national security law, but told the court he had "nothing to be ashamed of".
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Blaming China Imposed Security Law, Amnesty Shutters Hong Kong Offices
Amnesty International said Monday it would shutter its offices in Hong Kong because of the threat posed to staff by a national security law that Beijing imposed on the city.
