Hong Kong trans activist’s fight for a normal life
Identified as “female” on his Hong Kong ID, trans activist Henry Tse waged an arduous legal battle to have his ...
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HK’s first ‘nat’l security’ trial begins with no jury
The first trial under Hong Kong’s new national security law began on Wednesday without a jury, a watershed moment for ...
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Detained HK media tycoon challenges national security law
Detained Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was in court Monday trying to win bail in the first major legal ...
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HK pro-democracy media tycoon Lai ordered back to jail
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was ordered back to jail Thursday as the city’s highest court granted prosecutors ...
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HK court upholds ban of face masks at protests
The Hong Kong government’s decision to use a colonial-era emergency law to ban face masks at protests last year was ...
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HK prison staff castigated for cutting dissident’s hair
Hong Kong prison staff were wrong to cut off the locks of veteran dissident “Long Hair”, the city’s top court ...
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Uber seeks Hong Kong govt meeting after court defeat
Uber on Wednesday said it was seeking an urgent meeting with Hong Kong's government after drivers working for the company ...
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