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China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign Journalists

The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do not say you have not been warned.” ... Read More

How Hong Kong Is Trying to Stamp Out Sparks of Unrest After Deadly Fire

After the city’s deadliest fire in decades, Hong Kong’s government, wary of sparks of unrest, has employed a heavy-handed crackdown in the name of national security. Read More

With elections following deadly fire, Hong Kong moves to stifle dissent

The suppression campaign shows how the Hong Kong government is using Beijing’s playbook to respond to crises that could mobilize large groups of aggrieved people. Read More

Hong Kong holds a legislative election Sunday after a fire raised governance concerns

Sunday's vote to elect new lawmakers to Hong Kong's 90-member Legislative Council comes just 11 days after a massive fire engulfed seven towers in a high-rise apartment complex, killing at least 159 ... Read More

A Devastating Fire Has Fueled a National Security Crackdown in Hong Kong

The authorities quickly arrested critics demanding accountability, signaling an expansive use of the security law to silence dissent over nonpolitical tragedies. Read More

China moves to enact security law in an effort to quell independence protests in Hong Kong

HONG KONG — China has officially ratified a plan to write a national security law for Hong Kong, exerting Beijing's broader, new control over the semi-autonomous territory in a bid to prevent a return ... Read More

Hong Kong’s Sham Elections Expose Beijing’s Tightening Grip

Hong Kong will hold elections for its Legislative Council on December 7, without a single pro-democracy candidate. The Chinese government’s attempts to present the legislature, known as the LegCo, as ... Read More

Hong Kong wraps up pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai's security trial

HONG KONG, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court said it will deliver its verdict in media tycoon Jimmy Lai's national security trial at a later date, after closing submissions concluded on Thursday, ... Read More

Revised arbitration law ‘very good news’ for Hong Kong

Hong Kong's sole delegate to the nation's top legislative body says law allows city groups to conduct business in mainland free-trade zones Hong Kong will be able to contribute more to dispute ... Read More

"Authoritarians in the Academy": The National Security Law and the Shuttering of Academic Freedom in Hong Kong

Timing is everything. As I explain in my book Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and Borderless Censorship Threaten Free Speech, the overlap in 2020 of the ... Read More