LGBTQ
Same-Sex Couples In Hong Kong Now Have The Same Housing And Inheritance Rights As Heterosexual Couples
The move comes after Nick Infinger, a man from Hong Kong who married his same-sex partner in Canada, sued the government in 2018.
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Politics
Hong Kong Has Jailed 45 Pro-Democracy Activists For Trying To Take Part In The 2020 Election
They are part of 47 activists and lawmakers who were trying to select pro-democracy candidates to take part in the legislative election in July 2020.
Activism
Hong Kong Has Jailed This Guy For 14 Months For Wearing A Protest T-Shirt
27-year-old Chu Kai-pong was arrested on June 12 at a train station while he was wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times”.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In August 2024
Here’s what happened around the world in August 2024.
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Hong Kong Has Found These Two Pro-Democracy Journalists From Stand News Guilty Of “Sedition”
The two journalists, Patrick Lam and Chung Pui-kuen, were former editors-in-chief at the now-defunct Stand News, one of Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy media outlets.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In May 2024
Take a look back at some of the major global news events that happened in May 2024.
Activism
Hong Kong Has Sentenced 14 Pro-Democracy Activists For Trying To Take Part In The Election In 2020
They are part of 47 pro-democracy activists arrested in 2021 under the national security law for “conspiracy to commit subversion”.
Activism
Hong Kong Has Arrested Six Activists For Posting About The Tiananmen Square Massacre On Social Media
Hong Kong authorities said the activists had used a Facebook page to “advocate hatred” against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments ahead of an “upcoming sensitive date”.
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Hong Kong’s High Court Has Banned The “Glory To Hong Kong” Protest Anthem, Saying It Can Be Used “As A Weapon”
The song became an unofficial anthem during the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019.
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Here’s What Happened Around The World In March 2024
Take a look back at some of the biggest stories that happened around the world in March 2024.
Featured
Hong Kong Has Passed Another National Security Law That Makes It Even Easier For The Government To Crack Down On Opposition
Under the new law, known as Article 23, people can face up to life in prison if they are found guilty of “endangering national security”.
Politics
Argentine Soccer Star Lionel Messi Sat Out At A Friendly Football Match In Hong Kong And Ctaused a Huge Controversy
Chinese state media suggested that Messi’s action could be “politically motivated” and aimed at “embarrassing” Hong Kong after he played three days later in Japan.