HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court sentenced dozens of leading pro-democracy figures to up to 10 years in prison Tuesday in the single largest trial under a national security law that critics say has ...

HONG KONG--As the days of 2021 dwindled, so did any remaining traces of democracy in Hong Kong. On Wednesday, a vocal pro-democracy media outlet -- one of the last openly critical voices in the ...

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is being increasingly targeted by Beijing. Candidates have been blocked from running in elections and activists have been prosecuted in politically motivated ...

Lagon argues that democracy in Hong Kong is reaching a pivotal moment and the United States and other nations must join in supporting the aspirations of the people of Hong Kong.

The 1984 declaration didn’t require China to allow Western-style democracy in Hong Kong, though it did promise the territory “a high degree of autonomy,” outside of issues involving Chinese ...

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced 45 pro-democracy leaders, the city’s most prominent activists among them, to prison terms of up to 10 years. None received sentences of less than four ...

HONG KONG--A Hong Kong court Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent.