China – General
China – Hong Kong
Reuters: Jailing of 45 Hong Kong democrats in national security trial draws criticism – Benny Tai Gets 10 Years
Summary Activists jailed up to 10 yrs over unofficial 'primary election' U.S. condemns 'politically motivated' case, imposes visa bans Beijing ...
Too Much Lam Is Never Enough ! Hong Kong gov’t has no plans to discuss reform of jury system, justice minister Paul Lam says
HKFP The Hong Kong government has no plans to discuss reforming its jury system, which is written into the city’s ...
Don’t threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law if you want close ties, Paul Lam says after Trump win
I think Lam may have met his match in Trump! I have to say Lam's continuous bleating is getting very ...
Article: Hong Kong’s rule of law regression: A comparative perspective
On Tuesday, November 19, at 9:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub will hold a virtual event to launch Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong’s Law Society sends warning letters to lawyers linked to 2019 protest fund
SCMP City’s biggest lawyer group did not disclose how many members received letters over complaints involving 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund ...
Hong Kong’s legal system shows ‘strong resilience’ to threats, slanders: Beijing official
The endless campaign marches on.. SCMP Cui Jianchun also stresses city must remain competitive in legal field and build itself ...
China – Lawyers
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
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
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
Human rights lawyer Lu Siwei — known for defending activists and dissidents in politically sensitive cases — has been arrested in China ...
IAPL: The Unwinnable Position of Lawyers, Especially Criminal Defense Lawyers, in China’s Judicial System
Note: These are the remarks I made at the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America in Washington, DC on ...
China’s Yingke Law Firm Launches In London
The Global Legal Post Yingke – the world’s largest law firm by lawyer headcount – opened its new office in London ...
