Hong Kong

Demonstrators use hammers to break windows at the Legislative Council building during a protest in Hong Kong, China, on July 1, 2019.

China Has Reacted to the Storming of the U.S. Capitol by Comparing It to the Wrecking of Hong Kong's Legislature

In China, the storming of the Capitol drew comparisons to the ransacking of...

In China, the storming of the Capitol drew comparisons to the ransacking of Hong Kong's legislature in July 2019

American human rights lawyer John Clancey, center, is arrested by police in Hong Kong Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

U.S. Human Rights Lawyer Arrested in Hong Kong Granted Bail

John Clancey was one of 53 people arrested Wednesday under Hong Kong's nati...

John Clancey was one of 53 people arrested Wednesday under Hong Kong's national security law

Former pro-democracy lawmaker Alvin Yeung Ngok-Kiu, pictured in March 2016 in the Hong Kong Legislative Council, was among dozens arrested Jan. 6, 2021 in a massive sweep of pro-democracy activists and politicians accused of violating the city's national security law.

Hong Kong Police Arrest 53, Including U.S. Citizen, in Massive National Security Law Sweep

Police arrested lawyer John Clancey, a U.S. citizen whose law firm has hand...

Police arrested lawyer John Clancey, a U.S. citizen whose law firm has handled hundreds of protest cases

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, arrives the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020.

Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Bail Has Been Revoked

Lai is among a string of pro-democracy activists arrested by Hong Kong poli...

Lai is among a string of pro-democracy activists arrested by Hong Kong police in recent months

Police are pictured outside the Yantian District Peoples Court, where 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who were arrested last August as they tried to flee Hong Kong to Taiwan by boat will face trial, in China's southeastern city of Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong, on Dec. 28, 2020.

Hong Kong Activists Caught Fleeing Sentenced to Up to 3 Years in Prison by Mainland Court

China sentenced Hong Kong activists detained on the mainland to up to three...

China sentenced Hong Kong activists detained on the mainland to up to three years in jail after a dozen attempted to flee the city by speedboat

Jimmy Lai is seen handcuffed as he exits a prison van at Lai Chi Kok Reception Center on December 3, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Jimmy lai was arrested for fraud and was denied bail today at a court hearing.

Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Charged Under National Security Law

Lai, a prominent pro-democracy activist, is being charged with foreign coll...

Lai, a prominent pro-democracy activist, is being charged with foreign collusion, a move likely to prompt further international criticism of China’s crackdown

(L) Ivan Lam (R) Joshua Wong seen entering a prison van at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre on December 2, 2020 in Hong Kong, China.

Hong Kong Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Goes to Prison Vowing That His Fight Will Continue

The prominent activist was handed a sentence of 13.5 months but shouted “We...

The prominent activist was handed a sentence of 13.5 months but shouted “We will hang in there" as he was whisked away