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Exiled pro-democracy Hong Kong activists blocked from accessing pensions

Case raises questions about complicity of western financial institutions in persecution of Chinese government critics

The Guardian - UK

Panda diplomacy reins as zoo awaits new residents

Adelaide Zoo will welcome two new residents in a panda swap as the China's second-highest ranking diplomat kicks off his first visit in seven years.

AAP

US-funded Radio Free Asia shuts down in Hong Kong over safety concerns

News service says it closed bureau after passing of new national security law known as Article 23

The Guardian - AU

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US’s Blinken condemns Hong Kong authorities over bounties for activists

Top US diplomat calls on international community to oppose ‘transnational repression’.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China.

Al Jazeera

China warns Australia to hand over activist 'fugitives'

China has told countries harbouring Hong Kong activists to stop providing a safe haven after arrest warrants were issued for two Australian residents.

AAP

Albanese urged to cancel China trip as Beijing warns Australia against sheltering ‘fugitives’

Labor warns it will not tolerate foreign interference on Australian soil as it vows to protect free speech

The Guardian - AU

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Australia-based lawyer Kevin Yam vows ‘not to shut up’ after Hong Kong arrest warrant

Australian citizen, who lived in Hong Kong for 20 years before returning last year, is one of eight overseas activists targeted

The Guardian - AU

A price on their heads

Hong Kong police have issued warrants for the arrest of eight pro-democracy activists, including Australian Kevin Yam, and One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says she’ll mail her 2000-word No vote essay to voters herself if it’s not included in the official referendum pamphlet.

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Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 overseas pro-democracy activists

Hong Kong police have accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory’s harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of $127,600 each for information leading to their arrests

The Independent UK

Trial of the ‘Hong Kong 47’ symbolises China’s attempts to dissolve civil society

Experts say Chinese authorities want to send the message that critical voices deemed a threat to the regime will be erased

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong charges four for reposting election boycott calls

Hong Kong (AFP) - Four people in Hong Kong were charged on Wednesday for reposting social media content by democracy activists calling for a boycott of the city's "patriots only" election last December.

AFP

Former Hong Kong lawmaker sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail

Former Hong Kong lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Ted Hui has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail for criminal contempt after he skipped bail and fled overseas, missing trial for cases against him

The Independent UK

Self-exiled Hong Kong democrat sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail in absentia

A court in Hong Kong on Thursday sentenced a pro-democracy activist and former lawmaker, Ted Hui, to 3 1/2 years in jail for "criminal contempt" after he failed to show up for trial in several criminal cases.

Reuters

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Old sedition law finds new life in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: Authorities in Hong Kong have charged two men, one of them a teenager, for posting “seditious messages” on social media and inciting violence, police said on Thursday, using a colonial-era law that critics say is a tool to quash dissent.

AFP

Hong Kong sentences democracy activist who fled overseas

Hong Kong (AFP) - Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Ted Hui was sentenced in absentia on Thursday to three-and-a-half years in jail, after a court found that he misled authorities when fleeing the city.

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong pro-democracy figure Ted Hui sentenced to jail over 2019 protests

Former legislator, who fled to Australia last year, said earlier that any sentence would not harm his reputation or lobbying work

ABC News

Hong Kong diaspora say billboards in Australia are Beijing propaganda and spread lies

Hongkongers in Melbourne and Sydney say billboards in the cities proclaiming Hong Kong has entered a "new era" of stability, prosperity and opportunity are humiliating and "very upsetting".

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AFP

'True democracy never started': Hong Kongers react to Xi's speech

Hong Kong (AFP) - As Chinese leader Xi Jinping left Hong Kong Friday after a rare visit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain, reactions to his speech ranged from deeming it "reassuring" to terming his stance "delusional".

ABC News

Hong Kong's new Chief Executive John Lee seen as pro-Beijing enforcer of security law

Hong Kong's new leader has a reputation of being hardline pro-Beijing and is expected to oversee the further integration of the special administrative region into the mainland.

ABC News

Kiwi Chow's film cannot be named in Hong Kong. But Revolution of Our Times is empowering the diaspora in Australia

Even uttering the name of this film in Hong Kong and China could land you in prison, but Hong Kong Australians say it has empowered them to continue the pursuit of social justice.

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