Although the gulf is narrowing.
This is Hong Kong’s Grenfell
But seeking accountability and justice is more challenging in a repressive police state: Benedict Rogers.
Hong Kong apartment fire tests Beijing-backed rule as anger mounts
The fire undercuts the government’s insistence it can cater to people’s needs without giving them a greater say.
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in a generation
Flammable renovation materials turn aging estate into inferno. Arrests made.
More overseas pro-democracy activists targeted by Hong Kong national security bounty
Hong Kong’s National Security Law targets 19 overseas activists—including Canadians tied to the “Hong Kong Parliament”—amid global backlash over transnational repression and legal risks to 15,000+ participants.
I’m an American citizen. Hong Kong put a bounty on my head.
A U.S. citizen branded a fugitive by Hong Kong authorities for advocating democracy, condemns Beijing’s weaponization of Hong Kong’s National Security Law to silence global dissent.
Ex-district councilor arrested under Article 23 says she is being ‘silenced’
A former Hong Kong district councilor arrested under Article 23 (but not charged), claims systemic repression after losing an acting role and teaching job within 24 hours.
Held in Hong Kong after dawn raids
A pro-democracy activist opposing China’s London mega-embassy alleges retaliatory raids on her Hong Kong relatives.
Beijing’s action in Hong Kong crosses the red line
Hong Kong authorities have intensified their transnational repression campaign with the arrest of the father and brother of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok.
Former Hong Kong activist speaks out
A former activist who relocated to the United States to escape transnational repression urges Ottawa MPs to do more: The Bureau.
Dozens sentenced in case that crushed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp
The defendants, including politicians and activists, aimed to gain control of the legislature, a strategy that Beijing deemed subversive.
Stand News editors found guilty in landmark sedition case
A litmus test case delivers an ominous verdict for the future of press freedom in Hong Kong.
Democracy in Hong Kong did not fail – it was killed by Beijing and its quislings
Journalist Benedict Rogers responds to Hong Kong’s Regina Ip over comments about Hong Kong’s descent into illiberal authoritarianism.
Censored back home, Hong Kong authors are publishing in Taiwan
The city’s authors are taking their thoughts and memories elsewhere, as a new publishing base emerges in exile.
Hong Kong police make threatening phone call to pro-democracy supporter living in Canada
Dissidents have been warning for years that Beijing bullies beyond its borders. Now an instance of intimidation in Canada by a Chinese official has been obtained on audio.


