Washington: A US congressional body has asked United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to act on recommendations by UN-appointed monitors and take special measures to investigate alleged human rights abuses by China, media reports said.
Four Nordic newspapers publish front-page letter slamming China over Hong Kong issue
Four major Nordic newspapers targeted China as it marked Chinese Communist Party's centenary by publishing a full-front page editorial criticising China's violation of press freedom in Hong Kong, media reports said on Friday.
Hong Kong's National Security Law has created a human rights emergency, says Amnesty International
Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) has decimated the city’s freedoms and created a landscape increasingly devoid of human rights protections, Amnesty International said in a new research briefing released today, exactly one year after the Beijing-imposed legislation took effect.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen expresses sadness over Apple Daily closure
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday expressed sadness over the closure of the Apple Daily and said her nation will continue to support freedom for Hong Kong.
Australia: Campaigners demonstrate in Canberra, demand boycotting Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Canberra: A group of campaigners representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger and Taiwanese people held demonstrations in Canberra city, close to the Parliament House in Australia, on Wednesday.
Apple Daily announces closure days after police crackdown
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's major pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, just days after the head office of the organization was raided by police, giving a blow to press freedom of the city.
Hong Kong: Opposition Civic Party loses two-thirds of its district councillors
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s opposition Civic Party lost two-thirds of its district councillors as they resigned just ahead of the new oath-taking rule, giving a jolt to the political setup of the region.
Hong Kong: Apple Daily may halt production
Hong Kong: Days after a police raid was conducted in the office of Apple Daily in Hong Kong, the pro-democracy print newspaper said it could stop publishing on Saturday.
Apple Daily raid incident sent shudders through media industry: Hong Kong journalist
Washington: A senior Hong Kong-based journalist has said the raid conducted by police in the Apple Daily newsroom last week sent shudders through the media industry.
Countering China: US planning to build combat-ready standing force on Australia's doorstep
Beijing: The US is looking to set up a combat-ready standing force on Australia's doorstep, an effort seen as a move to counter China's increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Popular newspaper editorial slams China over treatment towards Hong Kong
China’s assumption of direct control over Hong Kong affairs, contravening binding undertakings made at the 1997 handover, is increasingly blatant, a major international newspaper slammed Beijing in its editorial on Monday.
Apple Daily publishes 500,000 copies despite police crackdown
Hong Kong: Despite police raids, Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily continued its operations and printed 500,000 copies of Friday’s paper, media reports said.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab slams China over Apple Daily crackdown
London: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday targeted China over the raids and arrests at Apple Daily in Hong Kong and said it demonstrated Beijing is using the National Security Law to target dissenting voices.
National security law: Hong Kong media baron Jimmy Lai to face trial
Hong Kong: Persecuted Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is all set to stand for trial in the High Court for "breaching the national security law by colluding with foreign forces".
Hong Kong witnesses protest over second anniversary of 2-19 anti-govt demonstrations
Hong Kong: Hong Kong witnessed demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the 2019 anti-government protests recently.