Tag: prodemocracy
the hunt for pro-democracy activists who fled abroad continues
In Hong Kong, police announced new rewards for information leading to the capture of five exiled activists accused of crimes against national security. 1 min with our correspondent in Hong…
a pro-democracy figure sentenced to four years in prison for lèse-majesté
A court in Bangkok on Tuesday, September 26, sentenced an important figure in Thailand’s pro-democracy movement to four years’ imprisonment for lese majeste, under a controversial law that younger generations…
Hong Kong: the very important Civic Party, pro-democracy, dissolves itself for lack of members
In Hong Kong, one of the main opposition parties, the Civic Party, voted on Saturday May 27 to dissolve itself. The party has been unable to find enough members to…
cardinal and five co-defendants sentenced over pro-democracy protester relief fund
The 90-year-old former Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Zen, and his five co-defendants, including several prominent civil society figures, were found guilty and fined on Friday morning November 25. The…
a trial without jurors against pro-democracy activists
A Hong Kong judiciary has ordered a trial without jurors in the biggest national security law case. In all, 47 pro-democracy activists, accused of conspiring to subvert, are to be…
trial of pro-democracy cardinal complicates Vatican relations with Beijing
This morning in Hong Kong, six members of a mutual aid fund for pro-democracy activists appeared in court in West Kowloon. Among them are Margaret Ng, a famous human rights…
the arrest of pro-democracy figures, including a cardinal, sparks outrage
Four prominent figures in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp, including former archbishop Cardinal Joseph Zen and Canto-pop star Denise Ho, have been arrested in the past 24 hours for ” collusion…
Pro-democracy cardinal arrested then released in Hong Kong
Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, arrested on Wednesday May 11 under the national security law, was released on bail a few hours later by the pro-Beijing authorities in the territory. In a…
opening of the trial of 47 pro-democracy figures for “subversion” after the primaries
In Hong Kong, almost all the political figures who were in the camp of the pro-democracy opposition find themselves in court again Monday, November 29. After nearly ten months in…