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39 days ago

Decision marks end of years-long legal saga for 78-year-old critic of Chinese Communist party

Jimmy Lai, the prominent pro-democracy activist who was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong K…

63 days ago

Australia defended a detained journalist despite the risks. Britain’s muted response to a media mogul’s harsh sentence suggests a narrowing view of what confrontation is worth

If the sentence handed t…

Lack of response shows security law and harassment by authorities have muzzled ‘critical voices’, say experts

  • The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself

Hong Kon…

3 months ago

With his new film rejected by official censors, the award-winning film-maker says he is being punished for his outspoken views

In Hong Kong, where dissent is now characterised by silence, few dare ope…

China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it | Simon Tisdall ⊖⊖

The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses?

The UK pushed hard to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the newsp…

4 months ago

Exclusive: letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassment

Sexually explicit letters and “lonely housewife” posters about high-profile…

5 months ago

CCP official alleged to be leading a Westminster spy ring is the de facto gatekeeper to the Chinese president

In a world of identikit bureaucrats, Cai Qi, the man described as Xi Jinping’s top lieuten…

6 months ago

Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi Jinping

British prosecutors suspected that China’s fifth most senior official was in rece…

7 months ago

In 2015, a scrappy group of film-makers tapped into the ‘anxiety of what the city would become’ under Beijing’s increasing influence. Now screening at the Hong Kong film festival UK, it resonates in …

8 months ago

Trump orders increased federal law enforcement in Washington DC to combat crime - US politics live

Move comes amid president’s suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city

Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you…

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