CFHK Foundation Advocates Testify in UK Parliament on Jimmy Lai, Call for Robust Response to Hong Kong 47 Sentencing
TOP NEWS Ambassador James Cunningham, Chairman of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation testified at the UK...
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CFHK Foundation Advocates Testify in UK Parliament on Jimmy Lai, Call for Robust Response to Hong Kong 47 Sentencing
TOP NEWS Ambassador James Cunningham, Chairman of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation testified at the UK...
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Nov 83 min read
U.S. Consul General Says Treatment of Political Prisoners Must Improve
TOP NEWS Gregory May, the U.S. Consul General to Hong Kong, said that Hong Kong must improve the treatment of political prisoners before...
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Nov 12 min read
CFHK Foundation Testifies in Canadian Parliament on Hong Kong’s Growing Role as a Center of Sanctions Evasion
TOP NEWS Samuel Bickett, author of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation report , “Beneath the Harbor: Hong Kong’s...
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Oct 253 min read
CFHK Foundation Condemns Bloomberg Forum for Hosting Hong Kong Financial Secretary
TOP NEWS Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan spoke at Bloomberg 's Global Regulatory Forum in New York City, alongside U.S....
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Oct 183 min read
UK Foreign Secretary Visits Beijing as Calls for Jimmy Lai’s Release Grow
TOP NEWS UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Beijing today for a two-day visit in a bid to improve UK-China relations. Pressure...
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Oct 113 min read
CFHK Foundation Heads to Ottawa to Meet Canadian Parliamentarians and Government Officials
TOP NEWS The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation travelled to Ottawa this week to meet with Senators and MPs about the...
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Oct 43 min read
Amnesty International Recognises Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, and China’s Ding Jiaxi as Prisoners of Conscience
TOP NEWS Amnesty International has declared Jimmy Lai, the former owner of the Apple Daily newspaper, fellow Hong Kong activist Chow...
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Sep 274 min read
The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Betrays British Values
TOP NEWS The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation condemns the British Chamber (BritCham) of Commerce in Hong Kong for...
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Sep 204 min read
U.S. Congress marks four years since Jimmy Lai’s arrest, calls for his immediate release
TOP NEWS U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hosted an event at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday...
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Sep 133 min read
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 63 min read
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 303 min read
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 232 min read
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 164 min read
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 93 min read
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 23 min read
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 263 min read
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 194 min read
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 123 min read
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 53 min read
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 282 min read
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 212 min read
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 143 min read
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 74 min read
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 313 min read
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 243 min read
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 172 min read
‘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 102 min read
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 32 min read
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 262 min read
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 193 min read
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 122 min read
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 52 min read
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 293 min read
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 223 min read
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 152 min read
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 83 min read
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 13 min read
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 233 min read
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 163 min read
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 94 min read
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 53 min read
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 263 min read
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 224 min read
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 124 min read
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 53 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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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