U.S. House Passes Bill to Close Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices
TOP NEWS The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act (HR...
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U.S. House Passes Bill to Close Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices
TOP NEWS The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act (HR...
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- Sep 6
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Gwyneth Ho: Refusing to Play Along with the Charade of Hong Kong’s Show Trial
TOP NEWS Former journalist and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Gwyneth Ho chose not to submit a mitigation statement that could have reduced...
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- Aug 30
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Another blow to press freedom as Stand News editors found guilty of sedition
TOP NEWS Two editors from the defunct pro-democracy news outlet Stand News were found guilty of sedition on Thursday. The two-year long...
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- Aug 23
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Hong Kong Press Freedom Falls to Record Low
TOP NEWS The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) released its annual press freedom index on Tuesday, and gave Hong Kong a score of...
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- Aug 16
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British Judge Upholds Conviction of Jimmy Lai and Pro-Democracy Advocates
TOP NEWS Hong Kong’s top court unanimously rejected a bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy figures, including...
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- Aug 9
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Nancy Pelosi Backs Hong Kong Sanctions Act in U.S. Congress
U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined bipartisan Congressional efforts to pass the Hong Kong Sanctions Act (H.R. 6153) by signing o
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- Aug 2
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In Hong Kong, You Need "Permission from the Authorities" to Complain "About the Authorities"
TOP NEWS A Hong Kong court convicted the pro-democracy activist Owen Chow and his solicitor Phyllis Woo for removing a complaint form...
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- Jul 26
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Hong Kong’s Key Role in Sanctions Evasion and Illicit Finance
TOP NEWS The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation released a report titled “Beneath the Harbor: Hong Kong’s Leading Role...
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- Jul 19
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U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin Leads Effort to Free Jimmy Lai
TOP NEWS U.S. Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin announced he will sponsor Hong Kong political prisoner Jimmy Lai and lead an effort...
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- Jul 12
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Hong Kong Court Hears Pleas for Leniency in Landmark National Security Case
TOP NEWS Mitigation hearings for the trial of the Hong Kong 47 continued throughout this week, began with pleas for shorter sentences...
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- Jul 5
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Dictatorship Awards: Hong Kong Government Honours Architects of New National Security Law
TOP NEWS On Monday, the twenty-seventh anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, the government released its annual honours list of...
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- Jun 28
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Freedom’s Fruit: Authorities Crushed Apple Daily 3 Years Ago but the Fight for Hong Kong’s Rights Continues
TOP NEWS This week the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation placed a full-page ad in The New York Times commemorating the...
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- Jun 21
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Canadian Judge Renewed With Singapore Court Before Resigning From Hong Kong Court
TOP NEWS National Post, a Canadian newspaper, reported that Beverley McLachlin renewed her appointment on the Singapore International...
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- Jun 14
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Third Foreign Judge Resigns From Hong Kong’s Highest Court
TOP NEWS Canada's only judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, Beverley McLachlin, said that she will retire from her seat on Hong...
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- Jun 7
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Foreign Judges Resign From Top Hong Kong Court
TOP NEWS Lord Lawrence Collins of Mapesbury and Lord Jonathan Sumption have resigned their positions from the Hong Kong Court of Final...
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- May 31
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The CFHK Foundation Condemns Conviction of Hong Kong Democracy Leaders and Hong Kong Government’s Visit to the U.S.
TOP NEWS This week, Hong Kong courts convicted 14 democracy activists in the city’s largest national security trial. They are among 47...
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- May 24
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CFHK Foundation urges Italian lawmakers to shut Milan HKETO
TOP NEWS Mark Clifford, President of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, and Mark Sabah, UK and EU Director of the...
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- May 17
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‘Lending Prestige to Persecution’: Why Foreign Judges Should Quit Hong Kong’s Top Court
TOP NEWS The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation released a report authored by Alyssa Fong, Public Affairs and Advocacy...
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- May 10
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CFHK Foundation Details Chinese Influence in Scottish Education
TOP NEWS This week, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation organised a panel discussion about Chinese influence on the...
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- May 3
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Week of Liberty: Labour Rights and Press Freedom
TOP NEWS This week, with Labour Day falling on Wednesday, May 1st, and World Press Freedom Day following closely on Friday, May 3rd, CFHK...
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- Apr 26
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UK and EU Hit Out at Erosion of Freedom in Hong Kong
TOP NEWS The UK Minister for Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, met with Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury,...
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- Apr 19
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London Says Beijing in “ongoing state of non-compliance” with Hong Kong Treaty
TOP NEWS The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs published its latest Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong...
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- Apr 12
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Jimmy Lai Trial Observer Deported from Hong Kong
TOP NEWS Taipei-based Advocacy Officer Aleksandra Bielakowska from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was deported from Hong Kong upon...
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- Apr 5
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Hong Kongers Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Global Scholars
TOP NEWS The Global Scholars for Hong Kong have nominated five Hongkongers for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. Jimmy Lai, Chow...
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- Mar 29
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Hong Kong Government Continues Attacks on Western Coverage
TOP NEWS The UK identified 2 malicious cyber campaigns run by China targeting democratic institutions and parliamentarians. The UK deputy...
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- Mar 22
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Hong Kong’s Freedom Dims Further with Passage of Article 23 Security Legislation
TOP NEWS Hong Kong’s “patriots-only” Legislative Council (Legco) unanimously passed Article 23 national security legislation in record...
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- Mar 15
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NEWSLETTER: CFHK Foundation Calls for Hong Kong Sanctions
TOP NEWS The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation opposes Hong Kong’s proposed Safeguarding National Security Bill, or...
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- Mar 8
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NEWSLETTER: The CFHK Foundation Salutes Hong Kong Activists on International Women’s Day
TOP NEWS The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation highlights Hong Kong activists on International Women’s Day. On...
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- Mar 1
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NEWSLETTER: Hong Kong Activists Warn of Article 23 Threat to What’s Left of Freedom in the City
TOP NEWS The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation is among many Hong Kong groups and individuals that have posted...
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- Feb 23
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NEWSLETTER: ‘Freedom Has Become a Crime’: Jimmy Lai Trial Continues
TOP NEWS—Jimmy Lai’s Trial Update The trial of Jimmy Lai resumed on 19 February, following the Lunar New Year holiday, with former Apple...
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- Feb 16
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NEWSLETTER: Ambassador James Cunningham testifies about Jimmy Lai in Canadian Parliament
TOP NEWS On Tuesday February 13, Ambassador James Cunningham, Chairman of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK...
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- Feb 9
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NEWSLETTER: US State Department supports Hong Kong activists
TOP NEWS On Monday the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation’s Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Frances Hui spoke at a...
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- Feb 5
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NEWSLETTER: Apple Daily CEO Denies Pressure to Testify
Top News - Jimmy Lai’s Trial Update Yesterday and today (February 1st-February 2nd, 2024) the former CEO of Next Digital Limited, the...
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- Jan 26
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NEWSLETTER: 5th week of Jimmy Lai’s trial, US & UK Urge Repeal of NSL
Top News - Jimmy Lai’s Trial Update On Tuesday (January 23) as the National Security Trial of Jimmy Lai resumed, the first witness for...
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- Jan 22
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NEWSLETTER: 4th week of Jimmy Lai’s trial – Under Pressure, Former Apple Daily Journalist Testifies For The Prosecution
Top News - Jimmy Lai’s Trial Update On Wednesday (17 January) as the National Security Trial of Jimmy Lai resumed, it emerged that the...
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- Jan 12
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NEWSLETTER: Witness list slashed as Jimmy Lai’s sham trial continues
Top News - Jimmy Lai’s Trial Update On Monday (8 January) as the trial resumed, it emerged that witness testimonies had been reduced from...
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- Jan 5
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2nd week of Jimmy Lai’s trial – Pleaded not guilty.
Top News - Jimmy Lai’s Trial Update On Tuesday (2 Jan), as the trial resumed, Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to conspiring to collude with...
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- Dec 22, 2023
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Final NEWSLETTER of 2023: Jimmy Lai’s National Security Trial Begins
Top News – Jimmy Lai’s Trial Update On Monday, after numerous unjust delays and nearly 1100 days in detention, the National Security Law...
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- Dec 18, 2023
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5 HK overseas activists placed under HK$1 million bounty— US and UK condemn transnational repression
Top News This week, Frances Hui, the Advocacy and Policy Coordinator of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong foundation (CFHK...
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- Dec 9, 2023
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Jimmy Lai marked his 76th birthday behind bars in Hong Kong
Top News This week, Jimmy Lai marked his 76th birthday behind bars in Hong Kong. On December 18th, he is set to undergo a National...
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- Dec 4, 2023
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The US House Foreign Affairs Committee passed H.R. 1103: HKETO Certification Act
Top News The United States House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the H.R. 1103: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO)...
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- Nov 24, 2023
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Hong Kong imprisoned lawyer Hang Tung Chow receives the CCBE Human Rights Award 2023
Top News Imprisoned lawyer Hang Tung Chow from Hong Kong, along with Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi from China received the CCBE Human Rights...
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- Nov 17, 2023
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New report uncovers explosive levels of Chinese investments in U.K. universities
Top News Civitas hosted a report launch in collaboration with the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK Foundation) in the...
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- Nov 10, 2023
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Senior Catholic leaders from around the world urge Hong Kong to unconditionally free Jimmy Lai
Top News Ten senior Catholic leaders from around the world signed a petition urging the Hong Kong government to immediately and...
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- Nov 3, 2023
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U.S. Congress targets Hong Kong judges and prosecutors complicit in persecuting pro-democracy
Top News A bipartisan and bicameral group of U.S. lawmakers led by Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA-40) introduced the Hong Kong Sanctions...
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- Oct 27, 2023
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U.S. Senate reintroduces bill to protect internet freedom in Hong Kong
Top News Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) reintroduced the Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act to...
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- Oct 20, 2023
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U.S. Congress commits to fighting against the Chinese Communist Party’s economic coercion in the U.S
Top News This week, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK Foundation) and the Congressional Executive Commission on...
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- Oct 13, 2023
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CFHK Foundation to host Hong Kong Symposium in U.S. Congress
Top News Next week, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK Foundation) and Congressional-Executive Commission on China...
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- Oct 6, 2023
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U.S. Congressman Raskin calls for Jimmy Lai’s immediate release
Top News U.S. Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin submitted a speech to the Congressional Record marking Jimmy Lai’s 1,000th day behind...
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- Sep 29, 2023
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The world reacts as Jimmy Lai spends 1,000 days behind bars in Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai This week marked British citizen Jimmy Lai’s 1,000th day in prison in Hong Kong. The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong...
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