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We advocate for #democracy and #humanrights, primarily focusing on #HongKong, but also on #Tibet, #Taiwan, #EastTurkestan, #China, #EastAsia and globally when appropriate. Website: www.befriahongkong.se IG: @befriahk FB: @LiberateBefriaHK
From @thejamestownfdn.bsky.social
"China Brief - Volume 26, Issue 5: White Paper Increases Securitization of Hong Kong"
Summary: tinyurl.com/4rj783s3
Full Report(PDF): tinyurl.com/38ktv3he
#HongKong #NSL #CCP
From the Journal of Democracy:
"Why Beijing Thinks Jimmy Lai Is a Dangerous Criminal"
tinyurl.com/3742rk2u
#JimmyLai #HongKong #NSL
📢 SURVEY LAUNCHED: Hong Kong Watch is inviting Hong Kongers in 🇬🇧 to have their say on UK-China policy. Today, we are launching a new survey on UK-China policy and other concerns faced by the #HongKong community.
📝 Fill out the survey now: s.surveyplanet.com/463e2mso
From BBC:
"Hong Kong jailed my dad to stop me speaking out, says activist"
tinyurl.com/4pmbckra
#NSL #HongKong #TNR
From NY Times:
"China Took His City. And Now His Father."
tinyurl.com/ys4f9ucy
#JimmyLai #NSL #HongKong
@amnestyuk.bsky.social calls on UK government to protect Hongkongers who have moved to the UK from transnational repression.
www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/autho...
#HongKong #TNR #NSL
EHKDA Statement on Sentencing of Jimmy Lai:
www.hongkongdiaspora.eu/statement-on...
#JimmyLai #NSL #HongKong
Hong Kong Watch condemns today’s sentencing of #JimmyLai under #HongKong’s National Security Law. International governments, especially the UK government, must act urgently to secure his freedom on humanitarian grounds.
Read our statement: www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/20...
#FreeJimmyLai
In response to the sentencing of #JimmyLai today, our Patron and #HongKong’s last Governor Lord Patten calls out the UK government’s failure to secure the release of a British citizen from foreign persecution, and supports the ongoing fight for his release.
#FreeJimmyLai
The Chinese government under Xi Jinping has amassed an increasingly disastrous human rights record, expanding and deepening its crackdown on fundamental freedoms. #Rights2026
More in our World Report 2026:
CPJ condemned the 20-year prison sentence handed down to publisher Jimmy Lai, the founder of now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.
“The rule of law has been completely shattered in Hong Kong,” said CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg.
Read more:
UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn
HK's senior national security police officer has said that authorities are “still investigating some matters” after pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 20 years in prison. In full: buff.ly/DHdl4CJ
Six former Apple Daily employees have been jailed for up to 10 years in a landmark national security case, with judges saying they played "affirmative and extensive roles." In full: buff.ly/W9pLwnr
Neither the Hong Kong Journalists Association nor the local Foreign Correspondents' Club has posted statements on Monday's jailing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai. In full: buff.ly/e4l2eHc
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced at 10am on Monday following his conviction on collusion and sedition charges, according to the judiciary's court diary. In full: buff.ly/8vwfgyc
Hong Kong Federation of Students has announced plans to disband after 68 years in operation, citing "increasing pressure." In full: buff.ly/DGlI3EE
French authorities on Thursday charged four people, including two Chinese nationals, on suspicion of having intercepted sensitive military data for Beijing, the Paris prosecutor's office said. In full: buff.ly/IuoT3Cr
From the Independent:
"Inside the Hong Kong newsrooms stifled by fear after Jimmy Lai’s conviction"
tinyurl.com/3srwjnsp
#HongKong #NSL #JimmyLai #PressFreedom
A Hong Kong court has heard recordings of years-old speeches made by two Tiananmen vigil activists facing national security charges, with a judge noting that the transcripts prepared by the prosecution contained “many errors.” In full: buff.ly/CIWc2Ie
The trial of Chow Hang-tung and two other leaders of the Tiananmen vigil group began today in #HongKong. If convicted, they face up to 10 years in prison. We once again urge the authorities to honour #HongKong’s international obligations and end this sham trial.
hongkongfp.com/2026/01/22/t...
Police arrive at the West Kowloon Magistrates' court in Hong Kong, on January 22, 2026.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong prosecutors have begun their case against three Hong Kong activists who organised annual Tiananmen vigils, saying they had called for the end of Communist Party leadership in China.
➡️ u.afp.com/SBPo
Two more college student unions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s have ceased operations, leaving behind only two other registered student unions representing colleges at the university. In full: buff.ly/5cy90IB
Hong Kong’s top judge has criticised calls for the release of Jimmy Lai after the pro-democracy media mogul's conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. In full: buff.ly/6WXBLAQ
China's foreign ministry in Hong Kong has condemned US lawmakers' calls for Washington to strip the city's trade offices of their privileges. In full: buff.ly/KuallYv
Hong Kong police will expand the use of drones for crime prevention to areas including The Peak, Cheung Chau and Lamma Island following the first phase of a pilot scheme. In full: buff.ly/VuX2rKY
From the @apnews.com:
"Red lines and increasing self-censorship reshape Hong Kong’s once freewheeling press scene"
tinyurl.com/2769yse2
#HongKong #CCP #NSL #JimmyLai
STATEMENT: Mitigation pleas have begun in #JimmyLai's trial in #HongKong.
@thecfhk.bsky.social President Mark Clifford said the charade reminds us of the suffering endured not just by Lai but his #AppleDaily co-defendants, too.
Read the full statement: thecfhk.org/hong-kong-co...
