Blog Post Jul 7, 2023 What’s Happening in Hong Kong? Q&A with HK Activist Sunny Cheung As further proof that the Chinese Communist Party isn’t letting up on infringing on Hong Kong’s autonomy and the freedom of its citizens, police on Monday issued arrest warrants for eight overseas Hong Kong activists for offenses such as foreign collusion and incitement to secession under the national security law.
Press Release Sep 28, 2022 HRF Urges Congress to Impose Sanctions on Hong Kong Individuals Involved in Apple Daily Raids NEW YORK (September 28, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), in collaboration with the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK), sent a joint letter to Congress urging them to impose sanctions upon Hong Kong individuals and Chinese government officials involved in the raids and closure of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily.
Press Release May 13, 2022 Hong Kong: HRF Condemns Arbitrary Arrest of Denise Ho and Colleagues NEW YORK (May 13, 2022) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) strongly condemns the Hong Kong government’s arrest of pro-democracy activist, Cantopop star, and former Oslo Freedom Forum speaker, Denise Ho.
Press Release Jan 6, 2021 Hong Kong Arrests Dozens of Pro-Democracy Figures in a Mass Raid NEW YORK (January 6, 2021) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemns the Hong Kong government’s mass arrests of 53 opposition activists and politicians in a single day
Blog Post Dec 23, 2020 What’s Happening in Hong Kong? Q&A With HK Activist Johnson Yeung 2020 has been an especially difficult year for Hongkongers tirelessly fighting against the authoritarian Chinese regime.
Op-Ed Dec 20, 2022 HRF Op-Ed: The Plight of Political Dissident Jimmy Lai Hong Kong businessman and political dissident Jimmy Lai told me over dinner at his Taiwan home in 2019 that he knew speaking out for truth, justice and freedom in the region could come at great personal cost. He is now behind bars for this supposed crime, so I’m speaking out for him.
Press Release Dec 3, 2020 Crackdown on Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Activists Accelerates with New Charges and Sentencing NEW YORK (December 3, 2020) – A Hong Kong magistrates’ court sentenced pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam
Press Release Nov 25, 2020 Hong Kong: HRF Sends UN Urgent Appeal to Condemn National Security Law NEW YORK (November 25, 2020) – The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has submitted an Urgent Appeal to three Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations Human Rights Council