U.S. Congress Hosts the 2nd Annual Hong Kong Symposium
12 September 2024 (Washington D.C.) - The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation hosted the second annual Hong Kong...
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U.S. Congress Hosts the 2nd Annual Hong Kong Symposium
12 September 2024 (Washington D.C.) - The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation hosted the second annual Hong Kong...
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U.S. Updates Warnings and Risks to Businesses in Hong Kong
11 September 2024 - Last week, the U.S. Departments of State, Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Treasury jointly released an...
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes the HKETO Certification Act
10 September 2024 ( Washington D.C. ) -- Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (HKETO)...
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- 4 days ago
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Apple Daily Board Members File Complaint Against Global Accounting Firm BDO for Human Rights Abuses
9 September 2024 – Mark Clifford, President of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK Foundation) and former member of...
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- Aug 29
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Hong Kong News Editors Convicted of Sedition for First Time Since Communist Chinese Takeover
Today in Hong Kong, two former editors, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, of the now defunct pro-democracy news outlet, Stand News, were found
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- Aug 15
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Lord Neuberger resigns media freedom panel, but chooses Hong Kong repression
15 August 2024 – Today, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK Foundation) learned that Lord David Neuberger sent a...
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- Aug 12
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CFHK Foundation Statement on Lord Neuberger supporting Jimmy Lai conviction
12 August 2024 – Today the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal unanimously dismissed the bid by seven pro-democracy figures including Jimmy...
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- Aug 2
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CFHK Foundation Statement on Release of Russian Political Prisoners
2 August 2024 – We welcome the news that Vladimir Kara-Murza, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, Ilya Yashin, and other political...
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- Jul 25
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CFHK Foundation Issues Statement On Hong Kong Government Response to POLITICO Enquiry
25 July 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – In their statement to POLITICO, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSARG)...
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- Jul 25
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CFHK Foundation Condemns Delay of Jimmy Lai Trial
25 July 2024 –The National Security Law (NSL) trial of British citizen Jimmy Lai has been delayed once again in Hong Kong as Lai prepared...
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- Jul 22
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Hong Kong’s Key Role in Illicit Trade with Russia, Iran, and North Korea: New Report
22 July, 2024 – Today the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation released a new report on Hong Kong’s leading role in...
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- Jul 16
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U.S. Congressman Raskin Advocates for the Release of Jimmy Lai
16 July 2024 – Yesterday in Washington, D.C., U.S. Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin announced that he will lead an effort in the...
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- Jul 5
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Australian Senator Calls For Jimmy Lai’s Release
5 July 2024 – Yesterday in Canberra, Australian Senator Alex Antic called on the Australian Parliament to demand for the immediate...
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- Jul 3
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Hong Kong Awards Honours to Sanction Designated Officials and to Authors of Article 23
3 June 2024 - This week in Hong Kong, over 500 people received honours from the Hong Kong authorities as part of the 27th anniversary of...
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- Jul 1
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Hold China to Account for Breaking its Promises to Hong Kong: A Sombre Handover Remembrance
1 July 2024 – Today, as we mark the twenty-seventh anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, we remember Beijing’s promise that its...
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- Jun 6
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British Judges stand down from Hong Kong Courts
6 June 2024 - Following an international campaign, Lord Lawrence Collins of Mapesbury and Lord Jonathan Sumption have resigned their...
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- Jun 4
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Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation Remembers the Tiananmen Square Massacre
4 June 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation honors the thousands of people murdered in Tiananmen Square thirty-five...
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- May 30
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The ‘Hong Kong 47’ Convicted in the City’s Largest Trial to Crush Democracy
30 May , 2024 – Today, the Hong Kong courts convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s largest national security trial. The...
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- May 29
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CFHK Foundation and Advocacy Groups Issue Statement On Hong Kong Officials’ Visit to the US Amid Ongoing Crackdowns
29 May 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation joined Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong....
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- May 22
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Italian Parliament holds hearing on Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong civil rights crackdown
22 May 2024 - Today in the Italian Parliament, Mark Clifford, President of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, and...
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- May 14
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CFHK Foundation Releases New Report Detailing how Foreign Judges in Hong Kong Provide Legitimacy to China’s Authoritarian Crackdown and Calling on Them to Resign
14 May 2024 – Today in the British Parliament, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation released a new report detailing...
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- May 3
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CFHK Foundation Targets the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Washington, DC with Projections in Support of Press Freedom
WASHINGTON (3 May 2024) – On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation staged...
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- May 3
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CFHK Foundation Illuminates Jimmy Lai and Detained Journalists Around the World for Press Freedom Day
3 May 2024 – To mark the 31st anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation on...
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- May 1
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Shannon Van Sant Joins the CFHK Foundation to Expand U.S. Operations
1 May 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation announces the addition of Shannon Van Sant as Strategy and Public...
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- Apr 25
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European Parliament passes resolution condemning Hong Kong Article 23 legislation, calls for immediate release of Jimmy Lai
25 April 2024 - Today, the European Parliament unanimously adopted an urgent resolution condemning the introduction of the Safeguarding...
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- Apr 25
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CFHK Foundation Applauds New U.S. Legislation to Designate the Area Outside the U.S. HKETO as "Jimmy Lai Way"
April 25, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Congressman...
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- Apr 11
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Joint Statement by Hong Kong Groups in the United States:“We oppose the visit to the US of top Hong Kong Government Official Christopher Hui”
April 11, 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation joined other Hong Kong advocacy organizations and community...
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- Apr 4
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Joint Statement of 24 U.S. Hong Kong Advocacy Organizations on Biden Administration's Initial Response to Hong Kong’s Article 23 National Security Law
April 4, 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation joined 23 other Hong Kong advocacy organizations and community...
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- Mar 25
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UK and U.S. impose sanctions on China for cyber-attacks in the UK
March 25, 2024 – Today, the UK Government announced the imposition of sanctions on two Chinese individuals and one Chinese company,...
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- Mar 22
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CFHK Foundation and HKDC Join Bipartisan Call for U.S. Actions in Response to Article 23 Passage
March 22, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, members of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)...
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- Mar 19
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Hong Kong's Article 23 Passed Today: Trampling Freedom, Ignoring Consultation
March 19, 2024 – Today, the Hong Kong Government passed Article 23 legislation following a brief four-week public consultation period and...
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- Mar 13
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16 International Experts Express 'Profound and Grave Concerns' About Looming Threat to Religious Freedom and Sacrament
March 13 2024 – Today 16 international experts in freedom of religion or belief have expressed “profound and grave concerns” about the...
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- Mar 11
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STATEMENT: Hong Kong Government Tries Satire With Claim it Respects Human Rights
March 11 2024 – Facing continuing international opposition to Hong Kong’s intensifying political crackdown, the government is turning to...
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- Mar 9
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STATEMENT: CFHK Foundation Urges U.S. Sanctions on Hong Kong Officials Responsible for 'Beijing-style' Article 23 Legislation
March 9 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation strongly opposes Hong Kong’s new domestic Safeguarding National...
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- Mar 7
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STATEMENT: CFHK Foundation backs House bill that separates TikTok from Chinese Communist Party
March 7 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation endorses the bipartisan Protecting Americans from Foreign...
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- Mar 6
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Hong Kong Govt Smears NGOs as ‘Anti-China’ for Criticising Article 23 Plans
March 6 2024 – Today, the Hong Kong Government released a statement in which it smeared several civil society organisations, including...
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- Feb 28
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CFHK Foundation Submits Evidence to Hong Kong Article 23 Consultation
28 February 2024– Today, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHK) submitted evidence to the Hong Kong government’s public...
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- Feb 26
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Jonathan Stivers Joins the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation to Expand U.S. Operations
26 February 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation has hired Jonathan Stivers as its new U.S. Director, based...
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- Feb 15
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CFHK Foundation's Frances Hui Testifies before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Transnational Repression
15 February 2024 – Today in Washington D.C. the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on “Transnational Repression and the...
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- Feb 13
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CFHK Foundation Chairman Ambassador James Cunningham Testifies on Jimmy Lai in Canadian Parliament
13 February 2024 – Today in the Canadian Parliament, Ambassador James B. Cunningham, Chairman of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong...
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- Feb 7
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CFHK Foundation Celebrates Lunar New Year in UK Parliament
6 February 2024 – Yesterday, in the British Parliament, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, hosted a Lunar New Year...
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- Feb 7
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Canadian Parliament hears evidence on ongoing trial and detention of Jimmy Lai
7 February 2024 – Yesterday in the Canadian Parliament, the Subcommittee on International Human Rights heard evidence on the trial of...
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- Feb 5
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US State Department Meets With Bountied Hong Kongers About CCP's Transnational Repression
5 February 2024 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Frances Hui, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK)...
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- Jan 31
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UN weighs in on allegations of torture in Jimmy Lai trial
31 January 2024 – Today, the United Nations announced that the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, has contacted the Chinese authorities to...
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- Jan 30
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New Report Details Communist Party Takeover Of Religion in Hong Kong
30 January 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation has today launched a major new report detailing the collapse...
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- Jan 30
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Fast-track Article 23 Consultation Sparks Fears of Deepening Repression
30 January 2024 – Today in Hong Kong, authorities announced commencement of a brief four-week public consultation period for further...
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- Jan 25
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Hong Kong's Top Court Reverses Acquittal of Tiananmen Activist Chow Hang-tung
25 January 2024 – Today in Hong Kong the acquittal of pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung for a charge relating to organising a...
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- Jan 24
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Hong Kong Raised in UN Review, While UK and Irish Parliamentarians Slam Human Rights Record and Jimmy Lai Trial
24 January 2024 – Yesterday, Tuesday (23 January 2024) the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva held a ‘Universal Periodic...
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- Jan 22
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UN Experts Demand Jimmy Lai’s Immediate Release
22 January 2024 - On the eve of a major human rights review at the United Nations (UN), known as a ‘Universal Periodic Review’ (UPR),...
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- Jan 22
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Hong Kong and China Human Rights Records Under Fire in Critical UN Review
22 January 2024 - Tomorrow, 23 January 2024, the Chinese government will undergo a major human rights review at the United Nations (UN),...
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