In a statement, the Hong Kong government, on Saturday (April 1) said that it “strongly disapproved” and “firmly rejected” the recent findings in a new United States government report.

Hong Kong ‘strongly disapproves’ of US report critical of crackdown on rights, freedoms

Hong Kong police, on Sunday (March 26), permitted a small protest where dozens of people took part since major COVID-19-related restrictions were lifted. The demonstration which took place under tight restrictions is also one of the first ones since the enactment of a sweeping National Security Law (NSL) in 2020.

Dozens of protesters hit the streets in Hong Kong after two years, under strict restrictions

A trial has begun under Hong Kong's draconian national security law with 47 prominent pro-democracy figures taking the stand, a little more than two years after being rounded up in the custody by the authorities.

Trial begins for 47 pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong, protests take place outside court

The Hong Kong government expresses ‘strong disapproval’ after UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) says it was ‘alarmed’ over four minors sentenced to detention under national security law.

Hong Kong hits back over UN human rights criticism after four minors sent to a correctional centre

For the first time ever, five teenagers have been charged under Hong Kong's National Security Law. They have been ordered to serve up to three years in detention in a training centre.

Five HK teenagers sentenced in 1st security case involving minors

After China passed the highly controversial National Security Law (NSL) for Hong Kong in 2020 amid a sea of protests, it was always believed that free speech will be culled in the former British colony.

Under Beijing's national security law, four Hong Kong locals arrested for sedition

Hong Kong will create a host of new national security crimes, the city's leader said Wednesday, as she presided over the first session of a new "patriots only" legislature scrubbed of political opposition.

Hong Kong to create more national security crimes

Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four members of a pro-democracy group that organises the annual June 4 rally to commemorate those who died in the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. They have been arrested under the National Security Law.

Hong Kong police arrest members of a pro-democracy group

The Hong Kong media group owned by jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai said on Sunday that it aimed to go into liquidation. The announcement said that board of directors of Next Digital Ltd had resigned to facilitate the process.

Hong Kong: Jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai's media group to wind down

Taking forward the case against the pro-democracy activists of Hong Kong, the court has handed a 16 months long jail sentence to seven activists. Activists including Figo Chan, a former convenor of the now-disbanded Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF); Raphael Wong and Avery Ng of the League of Social Democrats political party; and former legislators Cyd Ho, Yeung Sum, Albert Ho and Leung Kwok-hung, who is known in Hong Kong as “Long Hair”, have been handed down jail sentences ranging from 11 to 16 months.

Hong Kong: 17 pro-democracy activists jailed for 16 months

China's anti-sanctions law will be implemented in some form in Hong Kong, the city's leader confirmed Tuesday, a move that will add fresh regulatory pressure on international companies in the finance hub.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam backs China's anti-sanctions law

On Thursday, a radio Hong Kong host went on trial under an old colonial law for sedition. This was the first time the law had been used since the city's handover to China as authorities criminalised dissent.

Host of Hong Kong radio station faces first 'sedition' trial

The first person charged under Hong Kong's National Security Law has been found guilty of terrorism and inciting secession. More than 100 people have been arrested under the law since it came into force in 2019.

Hong Kong: Man found guilty of terrorism & inciting secession under National Security Law

The US government on Friday issued a business advisory on Hong Kong warning companies of "growing risks" that "could adversely affect businesses and individuals operating in Hong Kong.

US sanctions Chinese officials, issues business advisory on Hong Kong

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that closure of Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily was a "sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong and around the world". The financial hub's pro-democracy tabloid was forced to close under Hong Kong's new national security law.

Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily's closure a 'sad day' for media, says Biden

The trial of the first person charged under the national security law in Hong Kong begins on Wednesday, almost a year after he was charged with driving his motorbike into officers during a rally while carrying a flag with a protest slogan.

Trial of first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law begins

First Hong Konger to be charged under China's controversial national security law may be tried without a jury, a senior judge said on Thursday. Tong Ying-kit, a 24-year-old is accused of two crimes that involve him allegedly driving his motorbike into a group of police officers during a protest.

Trial of first Hong Konger under national security law may not have a jury

A South Korean publisher's defiant move to release the memoirs of the North's founder Kim Il Sung has triggered a heated debate over Seoul's decades-old ban on Pyongyang's propaganda under national security laws.

North Korean founder Kim Il Sung's memoir triggers censorship debate in Seoul

Two Hong Kong-based Marxists, who first fought imperialist Britain and then China's authoritarian rule and described marriage as an unnecessary institution, have finally tied the knot after being together for 45 years.

Hong Kong: Security law forces activist couple in their 60s to get married

China's parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to approve changes to Hong Kong's electoral system including plans to grant Beijing veto powers over candidates.

China overhauls Hong Kong's electoral system, grants itself veto powers over candidates

China has laid out a draft of reforms that are being discussed in the biggest political meeting of the year. The three terms that form the basic structure of the politics of Hong Kong have not been mentioned in the new draft.

China removes Hong Kong's fundamental structure from new draft

After a four-day hearing, a Hong Kong court ruled that 47 pro-democracy advocates accused of subversion under a national security law must remain in custody.

Hong Kong court rules after 47 Pro-Democracy activists detained

'For democracy': Hong Kong comes out in support of detained democracy activists

A few hours after Hong Kong authorities made mass arrests of several dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners, the US has voiced its concern over the matter.

US calls for 'immediate release' of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists