China – General
China – Hong Kong
Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city
HONG KONG -- "Glory to Hong Kong," a popular protest song, will be banned after Hong Kong's appeal court on ...
Hong Kong’s national security laws not major concern for international arbitration community, head of Bar Association says
A last desperate stand to protect a business that has all but fled to Singapore... Bar Association chairman Victor Dawes ...
Criticism of gov’t under new security law allowed ‘no matter how sharp or severe,’ Hong Kong justice sec. says
Pull the other one! HKFP Hong Kong’s new, homegrown security law does not undermine press freedom, the city’s justice secretary has stated, ...
US law firm Mayer Brown to split from Hong Kong partnership
Reuters May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. law firm Mayer Brown said on Thursday that it plans to separate from its ...
SCMP: Beijing and Hong Kong authorities condemn G7 and EU statement over Article 23 legislation, national security law
Commissioner’s office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong says ‘double standards’ over security laws ‘are extremely hypocritical’ Response triggered ...
SCMP: Hong Kong’s justice minister after domestic national security law: I’ll go where I’m welcome, like the Middle East, not the West
Of course he does! Secretary for Justice Paul Lam says government can invite more people to Hong Kong to assuage ...
China – Lawyers
IAPL: In letter to China, UN expert condemns targeting of human rights lawyers
A newly-released confidential letter by a UN Special Rapporteur documents the disbarment of human rights lawyers in China and the ...
IAPL: China: Immediately release rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and activist Xu Yan
13 April marks the first anniversary of the detention of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu ...
IAPL: Chinese authorities still persecute dissidents’ families years after their release
Several human rights organizations say China has intensified persecution against human rights lawyers and their family members in recent months, ...
Perkins Coie is closing its Shanghai office
Perkins Coie is closing its Shanghai office while emphasizing that it remains committed to its China practice and clients. Perkins ...
