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Close the HKETOs
“HKETOs were understandable when Hong Kong was sufficiently autonomous from China but in 2020, Beijing imposed a National Security Law that decimated the autonomy, rule of law, and freedom of expression that the city once enjoyed.”
– CFHK Foundation X
Political Prisoners
“Every political prisoner represents a life that is stunted, a woman or man cut off from child or spouse. The Chinese gulag has spread across the country like a cancer, even extending to Hong Kong since the introduction of the 2020 National Security Law.”
– Mark Clifford, CFHK Foundation President
Jimmy Lai
“Jimmy Lai chose to stay in Hong Kong knowing he would face imprisonment rather than leave the people of Hong Kong behind and escape the ongoing crackdown on the city by the authorities and the Chinese Communist Party.”
– Mark Clifford, CFHK Foundation President
Foreign Judges
“The implementation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, has crushed the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people; dismantled the foundation of the rule of law; and obliterated the principle of “one country, two systems” guaranteed in the Basic Law.”
– Frances Hui, CFHK Foundation Policy and Advocacy Coordinator
Research
Featured Events
4 March 2025
International Women’s Day: Virtual Panel (March 4, 2025)
Virtual Event
6 February 2025
Book Talk: Jimmy Lai and the End of Freedom in Hong Kong?: London (February 6, 2025)
Frontline Club, London
30 January 2025
Since 2019, the ongoing national security crackdown in Hong Kong has resulted in the imprisonment of more than 1,900 political prisoners, aged 13 to 76, roughly half of whom are still behind bars. The CFHK Foundation campaigns to secure the release of all political prisoners in Hong Kong, each of whom is a testament to the liberty the city has lost. Here are their stories:
The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation
Founded in 2022, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation is a U.S.-registered charity that aims to free all of Hong Kong political prisoners. From offices in Washington D.C. and London, the Foundation campaigns to ensure there are profound international consequences for the People’s Republic of China’s broken promise to uphold the Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration in Hong Kong. Through innovative research, media engagement, and government relations initiatives, the Foundation leads global advocacy in support of Hong Kong’s core values: rule of law, press freedom, and freedom of expression.
In the News
🚨 Washington DC: We invite you to join us for an evening at Chang Chang DC with @MarkLClifford , author of The Troublemaker (a biography of #JimmyLai), in conversation with @byjamesmann.
📅 Thursday, March 27, 2025
🕔 5 PM – 7 PM
📍 Chang Chang, 1200 19th St NW, Washington, DC…
🚨MUST READ: Gripping feature from @CoraEngelbrechtof in @TheAtlantic on how fear motivates #CCP repression targeting #HongKong activists in the UK, based on interviews with 30 targets including @Chloe_chc_25 @SimonChengUK @finnlau_cd @lumli_lumlong
China’s War on Dissidents Comes to the United Kingdom
Violence, surveillance, and death threats have followed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists into exile.
www.theatlantic.com
We call on the Trump Administration to restore @RadioFreeAsia funding before irreparable harm is done. RFA is one of the only independent news sources that can breach China's "Great Firewall." It provided critical info on the Wuhan COVID coverup, mass internment of #Uyghurs,…
President @realDonaldTrump , please don’t close Radio Free Asia (@RadioFreeAsia). This organization is vital to exposing the crimes and malign activities of the Communist Party of China. RFA has broadcasted across the Great Wall of China since 1998. https://bitterwinter.org/radio-free-asia-an-appeal-to-the-us-congress/
Thanks to @adamthompson111 for talking to us about how to support #HongKongers like @NottsStandWifHK in his Erewash constituency in #Nottinghamshire & push back against the #TransnationalRepression of @Chloe_chc_25 & other bountied #HKers. We look forward to working with you!💪
When we talk about #HongKong weaponising its judicial system vs activists, it's learning from a #CCP #China regime that over the last 12 years has prosecuted 18.5m people & maintains a conviction rate of "99.96% to 99.97%" 🤯
@SafeguardDefend reports:
China’s justice system 2024 grows more opaque
As the annual Two Congress meetings in Beijing conclude, both the Supreme Procuratorate (SPP) and the Supreme Court ...
safeguarddefenders.com
"A lawsuit filed in a US court based on a judgment in China marked a chilling escalation" in #TransnationalRepression of a Hui Muslim activist in 🇺🇸 using lawfare to cause financial & psychological distress.
Great reporting from @RadioFreeAsia.
He escaped China. Harassment followed him to a New York courtroom
Has the U.S. justice system become a weapon for Beijing's repression?
www.rfa.org
Congratulations to #HongKong freedom advocate @joetay1212 on officially announcing his candidacy in #Canada's forthcoming general election!
👏 @pritipatel for raising the detention of #JimmyLai & bounties on #HongKong nationals living in the UK, including CFHK Junior Manager @Chloe_chc_25 - disappointing answers from @energygovuk - these topics should be first and foremost w/CCP officials…
Great to see friends in #Taipei protesting to mark the 1-year anniversary of #Article23 and raising awareness of the dangers the legislation poses.
Demonstrators commemorate HK’s Article 23 - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
International law firms are exiting #HongKong due to economic slowdown, geopolitical issues.
China’s ‘red circle’ law firms snap up partners from US rivals
Western firms scale back presence in Hong Kong and China as financial activity slows
www.ft.com
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