Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre Vigil Group Disbands Following Pressure from Authorities
During Saturday’s meeting, a new letter from Lee was circulated among members: “No regime can take away peoples’ memory and conscience, the Alliance’s belief has already been inherited in the hearts of each Hong Kong person – hope is there when there is kindling,” he wrote. “The fight for vindicating June 4th and establishing democracy will be taken over by thousands of people.”
China’s Communist Party Celebrates Centennial Marked by Serious Human Rights Abuses
One year ago, China imposed a wide-ranging law calling for the arrest and prosecution of those in Hong Kong accused of jeopardizing China’s national security via subversion, terrorism, or collusion with foreign forces. Rights group Amnesty International accused China this week of creating a “human rights emergency” in Hong Kong by limiting freedom of speech and arresting a wide range of protesters.
Family of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer Turned Away After Making Torture Complaint
Chang was redetained in October 2020 after he spoke out about being tortured following an earlier detention in connection with a dinner gathering of human rights lawyers, dissidents, and rights activists in the southeastern port city of Xiamen in December 2019.
Chinese Lawyers Face Persecution for Defending Rights
“The government suspended or revoked the business licenses or law licenses of some lawyers who took on sensitive cases, such as defending pro-democracy dissidents, house-church activists, Falun Gong practitioners, or government critics. Authorities used the annual licensing review process administered by the All China Lawyers Association to withhold or delay the renewal of professional lawyers’ licenses.”
Gao Zhisheng’s Sister Dies ‘in Despair’ Over Treatment of Family
Gao’s sister had suffered greatly following her brother’s most recent “disappearance” three years ago, and had suffered from insomnia and depression, Geng wrote.
Chinese Court Hands Down Prison Sentences to 10 Hongkongers Who Tried to Flee to Taiwan
On Dec. 30, the Yantian District People’s Court in southern China’s Shenzhen city sentenced Tang Kai-yin and Quinn Moon to three years and two years respectively for “organizing others to illegally cross the border.” Tang was also fined $20,000 yuan (about $3,060) and Quinn was fined $15,000 yuan (about $2,300).
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Arrested Over Attending ‘Unauthorised’ 2019 Demo and Mask Ban
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested on suspicion of taking part in an unauthorised assembly on October 5 last year and violating a mask ban, according to a post from his official Twitter account. It occurred while he was reporting to the Central Police Station at around 1 pm on Thursday.
US, European Officials Raise Awareness for Missing Chinese Human Rights Lawyer
Gao, a self-taught lawyer and a devoted Christian, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times. He began practicing law in 1996, defending victims of government land seizures; families of miners, who are seeking compensation after their loved ones died in coal mining accidents; as well as persecuted Christians and adherents of Falun Gong.
U.S. Secretary of State at Copenhagen Democracy Summit: A Commitment to Fundamental Values
<!–[CDATA[ Wang Ying | Minghui.org The United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo spoke on June 19, 2020, at the virtual Copenhagen Democracy Summit, an annual forum that promotes democracy. In his concluding speech of this two-day event, he reiterated the threat from communism to the entire world and called for efforts to end it. […]
Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil Officially Banned
<!–[CDATA[ Verna Yu | Voice of America HONG KONG – Hong Kong police on Monday formally banned an annual candlelit vigil to mourn the victims of the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement that has taken place uninterrupted for 30 years, saying the event would pose a “major threat to public health”, said organizers. […]