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‘Jimmy Lai Bill’ Presented in British Parliament
January 23, 2025 – Yesterday in the British Parliament, Blair McDougall MP introduced the ‘Jimmy Lai Bill,’ which aims to provide a...
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4 hours ago2 min read
‘Jimmy Lai Bill’ Presented in British Parliament
January 23, 2025 – Yesterday in the British Parliament, Blair McDougall MP introduced the ‘Jimmy Lai Bill,’ which aims to provide a...
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Jan 161 min read
CFHK Foundation Applauds Deferred Enforced Departure Extension for Hong Kongers in US
January 16, 2025 – Yesterday, the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden extended the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for...
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Jan 102 min read
CFHK Foundation Condemns British Judge Lord Hoffmann’s Hong Kong Court Contract Renewal
January 10, 2025 – Lord Leonard Hoffmann, the longest-serving overseas judge on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA), has renewed...
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Jan 73 min read
British Parliament Holds Urgent Debate on Bountied Hong Kongers
January 7, 2025 – Today, the British parliament held an urgent debate in response to the Hong Kong police placing bounties on the heads...
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Dec 24, 20243 min read
Second CFHK Foundation Staffer Wanted by Hong Kong Authorities as HK$1 Million Bounty Placed for Chloe Cheung
December 24, 2024 – Today, on Christmas Eve, the National Security Police in Hong Kong added six more people to their wanted list,...
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Dec 24, 20242 min read
‘Fear Cannot Restrain Me. Suppression Cannot Silence Me’ – Chloe Cheung’s Response to Placement of HK$1 Million Bounty on Her Head
December 24, 2024 - Last night, I was woken up by dozens of people phoning and texting me. It turns out that the Hong Kong authorities...
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Dec 18, 20247 min read
Written Testimony for the Canadian Parliament's Hearing on Transnational Repression by the CCP on U.S. Soil
Transnational Repression by the CCP on U.S. Soil The House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament Subcommittee on International Human...
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Dec 5, 20242 min read
British Parliament Debate on Hostages Abroad Highlights Jimmy Lai Case
December 5, 2024 – Today, the British parliament hosted a debate on British nationals arbitrarily detained overseas that spotlighted...
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Nov 28, 20242 min read
CFHK Foundation Applauds European Parliament Resolution Calling for Hong Kong Democrats' Freedom
November 28, 2024 – Today, the European Parliament adopted an urgent resolution condemning the sentencing of the Hong Kong 45 and...
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Nov 27, 20242 min read
CFHK Foundation’s Frances Hui Testifies before Canadian Parliament on CCP Transnational Repression
November 27, 2024 – Frances Hui, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator for the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation, on...
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Nov 20, 20242 min read
Jimmy Lai Takes the Stand as Sham National Security Trial Restarts
November 20, 2024 – The trial of Jimmy Lai recommenced today with the 76-year-old British citizen taking the stand after serving nearly...
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Nov 19, 20242 min read
STATEMENT: CFHK Foundation Condemns Sentencing of Hong Kong 47 as Travesty of Justice
November 19, 2024 – The sentences handed down today to 45 courageous pro-democracy activists are a travesty of justice and another nail...
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Nov 19, 20242 min read
Hong Kong Groups Rally on Capitol Hill to Press for Decisive Policy Response to Hong Kong 47 Sentencing
November 19, 2024 — Members of Congress today joined the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation and other advocacy groups...
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Nov 19, 20243 min read
Hong Kong Court Sentences 45 Pro-Democracy Activists in Landmark National Security Trial
November 19, 2024 – Today, Hong Kong’s High Court handed down prison sentences to 45 pro-democracy leaders for their participation in a...
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Nov 15, 20243 min read
Hong Kong 47 Sentencing: CFHK Foundation Urges US and UK Leaders to Prepare Robust Response
November 15, 2024 – The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation urgently calls for U.S President Joe Biden and British...
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Nov 14, 20242 min read
Joint Statement: Finance Executives Should Withdraw from Hong Kong Global Financial Summit
By attending, they signal tacit support for an authoritarian regime on the same day that democracy leaders face prison sentences for...
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Nov 14, 20242 min read
CFHK Foundation Chairman Ambassador James Cunningham Testifies Before British Parliament about Jimmy Lai
November 14, 2024 – Yesterday in the British Parliament, Ambassador James Cunningham, Chairman of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong...
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Nov 11, 20242 min read
CFHK Foundation Condemns Hong Kong Legislative Council Member Regina Ip’s London Visit
November 11, 2024 – Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, the Hong Kong Executive Council Member instrumental in the conception of Hong Kong’s draconian...
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Oct 28, 20242 min read
The CFHK Foundation Testifies Before Canada’s House of Commons on Hong Kong’s Role as Center of Sanctions Evasion
28 October 2024 ( Ottawa, Canada ) – Today, the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on International Trade held a groundbreaking...
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Oct 23, 20245 min read
Advocacy For Hong Kong Rights Takes Centre Stage in Ottawa
23 October 2024 (Ottawa, Canada) – The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) and the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK)...
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Oct 18, 20243 min read
British Parliament holds debate about UK-Hong Kong relations and Jimmy Lai
18 October 2024 – Yesterday, in the British Parliament, a debate on UK - Hong Kong relations and on securing visas, access to services...
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Oct 17, 20243 min read
Written Testimony for the Oklahoma House of Representatives' Hearing on Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA)
Hui described how the CCP targets not only Hongkongers but also Uyghurs, Tibetans, Taiwanese, and Chinese dissidents through a sophisticated
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Oct 17, 20242 min read
Jimmy Lai receives PEN Canada One Humanity Award
17 October 2024 – Yesterday, PEN Canada, an organisation that promotes literature and defends freedom of expression, presented Jimmy Lai,...
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Oct 2, 20242 min read
Jimmy Lai declared Prisoner of Conscience by Amnesty International
2 October 2024 – Amnesty International has declared Jimmy Lai , the former owner of the Apple Daily newspaper, a "Prisoner of...
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Sep 30, 20242 min read
British Judge, Lord Phillips, becomes latest foreign judge in Hong Kong to step down
30 September 2024 – Lord Nicholas Phillips has stepped down from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal citing “personal reasons”. Lord...
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Sep 26, 20242 min read
Hong Kong Sentences Stand News Editor to 21 Months while Other Editor Walks Free for Health Concerns
26 September 2024 – The former editor-in-chief of the now-defunct pro-democracy news outlet Stand News , Chung Pui-Kuen, has been...
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Sep 19, 20242 min read
CFHK Foundation Joins Congressional Event Calling for the Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoner Jimmy Lai
19 September 2024 (Washington D.C.) – Yesterday, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation participated in a bipartisan...
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Sep 13, 20243 min read
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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Sep 11, 20242 min read
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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Sep 10, 20242 min read
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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Sep 9, 20244 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20241 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20242 min read
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, 20242 min read
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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