China – General

China – Hong Kong

Hong Kong Free Press: Explainer: What is the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute and why was it raided by national security police?

Hong Kong Free Press: Explainer: What is the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute and why was it raided by national security police?

Great background and well worth a read The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) made headlines after its office ...
Outgoing Hong Kong Bar Association chairman also says frank dialogue with Beijing is in Hong Kong’s interest, with body not avoiding critical comments

Outgoing Hong Kong Bar Association chairman also says frank dialogue with Beijing is in Hong Kong’s interest, with body not avoiding critical comments

That's probably why he's outgoing! SCMP Hong Kong’s professional body representing barristers will continue to speak up on legal issues ...
Hong Kong Frees Press - Opinion: A constitutional innovation: Never mind Hong Kong’s Basic Law, consider the context

Hong Kong Frees Press – Opinion: A constitutional innovation: Never mind Hong Kong’s Basic Law, consider the context

Having an opinion in Hong Kong is a very very dangerous thing which is why I still applaud HKFP for ...
Press Statement: Renewal of Deferred Enforced Departure for Hong Kong Press Statement

Press Statement: Renewal of Deferred Enforced Departure for Hong Kong Press Statement

Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson January 15, 2025 The United States reaffirms its solidarity with people in Hong Kong in the ...
Hong Kong court serves tokenized legal notice to illicit Tron wallets

Hong Kong court serves tokenized legal notice to illicit Tron wallets

MSN Hong Kong courts can now serve tokenized legal notices on the blockchain against anonymous owners of illicit wallet addresses ...

China – Lawyers

Amnesty:  China: Jailed human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng’s failed appeal highlights fear of dissent

Amnesty: China: Jailed human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng’s failed appeal highlights fear of dissent

Responding to the rejection of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng’s appeal against his three-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion ...
IAPL:Chinese lawyer says she was pepper-sprayed by court officials when trying to observe case

IAPL:Chinese lawyer says she was pepper-sprayed by court officials when trying to observe case

Inner Mongolia incident shocks criminal defence lawyers in China who have faced hostility from police and courts when defending clients ...
Amnesty Statement: CHINA MUST URGENTLY RELEASE HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER YU WENSHENG AND ACTIVIST XU YAN

Amnesty Statement: CHINA MUST URGENTLY RELEASE HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER YU WENSHENG AND ACTIVIST XU YAN

Today, 11 November, is Yu Wensheng’s 57th birthday. On this occasion we call on governments globally and on the UN ...
The Jurist: China human rights lawyer in deteriorating health after hunger strike in arbitrary detention

The Jurist: China human rights lawyer in deteriorating health after hunger strike in arbitrary detention

Human rights organizations sounded the alarm on Tuesday over the deteriorating health of Chinese legal scholar and human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong, ...
IAPL: As China sentences prominent dissidents, others protest behind bars

IAPL: As China sentences prominent dissidents, others protest behind bars

A court in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou on Tuesday sentenced Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his ...
IAPL: China: Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei Detained Amid Escalating Crackdown on Dissidents

IAPL: China: Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei Detained Amid Escalating Crackdown on Dissidents

Human rights lawyer Lu Siwei — known for defending activists and dissidents in politically sensitive cases — has been arrested in China ...