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The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.
- Carrie Lam
Even though Lam introduced the failed Hong Kong extradition...
- Hong Kong–Mainland China Conflict
16 June 2019 demonstration, at Justice Drive, capturing...
- 2019 Prince Edward Station Attack
The 2019 Prince Edward station attack, also known as the 31...
- Carrie Lam
Since October 2019, some mainland Chinese living in Hong Kong expressed fears for their safety as a result of the protests; a NBC article opined that protesters' hatred towards Mainland China had extended to Mandarin-speakers from Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States.
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Solidarity protest in Toronto
A group of various Asian-Canadians gathered in front of Toronto's China embassy on Saturday to voice their concern of China's growing oppression in the region. Indian-Canadians protested Chinese invasion of Galwan Valley, Iranian-Canadians objected the recent talk of a potential "25-year land sale deal" the Iranian government plans to sell to China, Tibetan-Canadians denounced the decade-long invasion into the Tibetan Plateau, and Hong Kong-Canadians denounced the Hong Kong national security...
International response: Switzerland
Switzerland's foreign minister Ignazio Cassis noted in a local newspaper interview that human rights violations are on the rise in China, and that China's recent policies on Hong Kong would affect many Swiss companies that have long invested in Hong Kong. He stated that Switzerland "must defend its interests and values more robustly, for example by strengthening international law and the multilateral system" if China were to continue its current path. Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Mini...
Solidarity protest in New York
Hosted by the pro-Hong Kong group New Yorkers Supporting Hong Kong (NY4HK), around 50 people could be seen waving flags, singing, and chanting in Times Squarefor a protest, with organizers saying that over 50 more protesters were on the sidelines as they had not wanted to be photographed.
International response: France
France halted ratifying its extradition agreement with Hong Kong. The agreement was signed in May 2017 but it was never ratified.
UK Parliamentary group found Hong Kong Police in violation of international humanitarian law
The parliamentary organization, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong (APPG), published the results from its five-month long investigation into claims that the Hong Kong Police Force consistently violated humanitarian principles and human rights laws during the year-long Hong Kong Anti-extradition Protest since 2019. Medical workers, as protected by the Geneva Convention, “shall be respected and protected” in war and civil unrests, and “in no circumstances shall any person be punished fo...
United Nation's Human Rights Committee listed a 27-point clarification request to the Hong Kong government over possible human rights abuse. The document, titled "List of issues in relation to the fourth periodic report of Hong Kong, China" raises questions and concerns over the legitimacy, procedural details, and compatibility of the new national ...
US imposes sanctions on 11 Hong Kong officials
The US imposed sanctions on 11 Hong Kong officials for actions and involvements "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly of the citizens of Hong Kong" during the year-long Hong Kong pro-democracy protests. The 11 individuals are: Carrie Lam, chief executive officer of Hong Kong, Chris Tang, Commissioner of Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF); Stephen Lo, Former Commissioner of HKPF, John Lee Ka-chiu, HKSAR Secretary for Security, Teresa Cheng, HKSAR Se...
International response: Five countries urge reinstatement of candidates, hastened elections
In a joint statement by the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, the Hong Kong government was urged to reinstate the eligibility of disqualified candidates and to hold elections for the Legislative Council at the earliest, thus reversing the previous postponement by a year to September 2021.
Police arrest Jimmy Lai, raid Apple Daily newsroom
Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Digital and owner of the only pro-democracy print newspaper in Hong Kong, Apple Daily, was arrested at his home on August 10 under the new national security law for alleged collusion with foreign forces. He was later taken to Next Digital's headquarter by approximately 200 police members as they raided the newspaper office for hours. Several computers and digital devices were confiscated. His newspaper, Apple Daily, live-streamed the entire raid on their social medi...
Police raids Nikkei office
On 29 August, AFP reported that three police officers came to the Hong Kong office of Nihon Keizai Shimbun with court orders to investigate. It was related to the advertisement published by Demosistō one year ago calling on the international community to support the anti-extradition bill protests. It was suspected for 'dealing with property known or believed to represent of an indictable offences', and did not involve national security law. The source said that the police did not take away an...
Further arrests under the national security law
In addition to the arrest of Jimmy Lai, nine other individuals were also arrested or wanted by the end of the day under the new national security law. Lai's two sons, Lai Yiu Yan and Lai Gin Yan, were arrested separately from Jimmy Lai, four other Next Digital staff, including chief executive officer Cheung Kim-hung and chief operating officer and chief financial officer Royston Chow Tat-Kuen, Agnes Chow, the 23-year-old prominent pro-democracy activist and the now-defunct Demosisto founder w...
Protests in Hong Kong
Following an online call on Telegram messenger, dozens of protesters gathered at four shopping malls for "Sing with You" events to protest against the arrest of Jimmy Lai and other Apple Daily staff the previous day, and against the erosion of press freedom in the city in general. Some protesters wielded blank placards. During a protest in Langham Place shopping mall in Mong Kok, police raised a purple flag to warn that protesters' chants or displayed materials may be in violation of the nati...
International response: "Made in Hong Kong" no longer allowed in US customs
Citing the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, the United States customsannounced that goods made in Hong Kong and imported into the US after September 25 must be labeled "Made In China" instead of "Made In Hong Kong".
International response: Canadian House of Common testimony hearing on Hong Kong human rights
Beginning today and for the next several days, human rights and democracy organizations began testifying before the Canadian House of Common's Special Committee on Canada-China Relation (CACN) in regards to China's recent actions its affects to Hong Kong's democracy struggle. Akram Keram, a program officer on China at National Endowment for Democracy (NED), along with Hong Kong Watch co-founder and trustee Aileen Calverley, and at least five other pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong and fr...
International response: Taiwan president condemns recent Hong Kong arrests
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen issued a statement in which the referenced the recent arrest of Apple Dailyproprietor Jimmy Lai and other staff of Next Media. The National Security Law, she said, would not only exert a chilling effect on the media and gravely harm democracy in Hong Kong, but it would also seriously undermine the status of the city as a financial hub. She called for Beijing to have a proper dialog with Hong Kong people, as restrictive measures would be futile.
International response: Japan's cross-party alliance urgently release Agnes Chow and other arrests, citizens start rally
Japan Parliamentary Alliance on China (JPAC) held an emergency press conference in the House of Representatives, criticizing the Hong Kong government for infringing on freedom of speech with the national security law, and concerned about the government's postponement of the Legislative Council election and disqualification of the candidates. A number of people in the Japanese education and legal circles issued a joint statement, claiming that the Hong Kong police's arrest was actually politic...
Jul 24, 2019 · A mob recently beat dozens of protesters in a train station in Hong Kong, renewing fears of organized crime carrying out political violence.
Nov 28, 2019 · Getty Images. Clashes between police and protesters have grown increasingly violent. Anti-government protests have rocked Hong Kong for months and the situation shows no sign of dying down....
May 21, 2020 · 21 May 2020. By Helier Cheung & Roland Hughes,BBC News. Share. How Hong Kong got trapped in a cycle of violence. Hong Kong has seen several months of pro-democracy protests - and China...
Jul 2, 2019 · Orlando De Guzman. By Daniel Victor. July 2, 2019. 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版. HONG KONG — The protests in Hong Kong, leaderless but well coordinated, took a destructive turn on Monday, complicating...
