Hongkongers will “come out and strike again” to show their dissatisfaction at the governance of the city, a panel of political experts agreed.
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong expresses grave concern at the Hong Kong government’s decision to bar Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, from entering the territory.
China and the United States are embroiled in a Cold War in which a naval showdown in 2025 is plausible, according to historian and author, Professor Niall Ferguson.
2020 HUMAN RIGHTS PRESS AWARDS Now Open for Entries (Scroll down for Chinese version) We are delighted to announce that The Human Rights Press Awards, Asia’s most prestigious honours that recognise outstanding human rights reporting, have returned for …
This op-ed on press freedom in Hong Kong, written by the club’s president, Jodi Schneider, will appear in the print edition of the LA Times on December 20.
2020 HUMAN RIGHTS PRESS AWARDS Open for Entries on January 1, 2020 (Scroll down for Chinese version) As the world marks Human Rights Day, Asia’s most prestigious awards honouring outstanding human rights reporting is announcing that it will be o …
What does it take to become a dictator these days? Creating the illusion of democracy helps, as does surrounding yourself with sycophants.
Former Hong Kong Chief Executive C.Y. Leung warned that the consequences of the recent district council election results, which saw pro-democracy candidates take more than 80% of seats, “may be far greater than we imagine”.
Democracy has been in decline globally in recent years, exacerbated by the arrival of digital technology, the emergence of demagogues, the rise of assertive autocratic states, and a failure in too many places of democracy to deliver tangible results.
