HKDC's Carmen Lau 劉珈汶 says UK police essentially demanded she self-censor after her neighbors received anonymous bounty letters for her. Police requested she “cease any activity that is likely to put you at risk” & “avoid attending public gatherings.” theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

#JimmyLai is serving a 5-year, 9-month prison sentence on fraud charges from an office lease-HK government claims this was a purely commercial matter that had nothing to do with politics. Can #UKGovernment promise that HKers won't be extradited on similar 'non-political' charges?

8月1日，上海China Joy 2025动漫节现场公示的“网络动漫产品黑名单”，并严格限制相关作品的COSer出现在现场。

离思位出来还有三天。 成都这几天很热，气温在40度左右。据说很多异议人士已经“有幸”接到国保通知，或被喝茶，或被旅游，或被谈话…… 想知道你们在怕啥？以你们之强，对我们之弱，你们何惧之有？！

Visited St. Patrick's Cathedral for my first time this wknd w friends from #HongKong & saw in the heart of the church #JimmyLai's drawing of Lord's crucifixion. I know then he & HK hv been in lots of prayers from faithfuls around the world. Grateful for Archdiocese of New York Cardinal Dolan 🙏🏻

今天早上9点我妹妹和一个朋友到看守所门口接思位，等到10点28分，妹妹接到思位电话，说他已被政保接到某司法所。妹妹和朋友立即过去接他，刚才已经跟我视频了几分钟，看上去状态还好。 给大家报个平安！感谢你们一路陪伴与支持！祝各位一切顺利！请多保重！

#China: I am very pleased that human rights lawyer #LuSiwei has been released from prison. Now that he is reunited with his family, I hope that his full rights will be restored. Together with colleagues, I have communicated my concerns about his case to the Government of China.

The national security trial for Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organisers will start on November 3, judges said today. The court will first hear a preliminary application from activist Chow Hang-tung. If it is rejected, then the 75-day trial will begin on November 11.

I’m excited to begin my book tour in September with visits in North America, including the University of Toronto. This event will be co-organized by the Richard Charles Lee Canada-HK Library and the Munk School’s China Governance Lab. I look forward to seeing you there!

乌克兰总统泽连斯基8月21日表示，他和普京会晤的前提是各国就对乌克兰安全承诺事宜达成协议。“我们希望能在7到10天内就安全保障之架构达成共识。”在这个基础之上，才能够进行泽连斯基、特朗普、普京的三方峰会。

After six years of reporting in Hong Kong, and at eight months pregnant, I’m very sad to be leaving my colleagues, friends and the place I’ve called home.  fcchk.org/visa-denial-fo… I’ll be out of office for a while on maternity leave. Wherever I land, catch you on the other side

A study of 45,000 Chinese state media articles containing "so called..."

Thanks JF Books for hosting my second book talk in North America. Friends in Washington DC, looking forward to meeting you soon!

#JUSTIN: Hong Kong's legislature will resume second reading of the Registration of Same-sex Partnerships Bill on September 10, according to a new document from the bills committee. The deadline imposed by the Court of Final Appeal is October 27. Source: legco.gov.hk/yr2025/english…

Pro-Beijing media had slammed the potential appointment of Eadeh last month as she met Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Sunny Cheung in 2019 during the protests. Wong is in jail, Law and Cheung are in exile and both being wanted.

【德语媒体：中国如何将我们变成中国人】🇨🇳 《世界报》发表评论称，DeepSeek, TikTok以及PopMart风靡全球，不仅展示了中国在技术层面上的快速崛起，也意味着中国正在悄然重塑全球价值观与文化标准。 p.dw.com/p/4zeou

Our online seminars are back! Our first one features Dr. Debby Chan, who will present her research on expressive solidarity inside HK's courtrooms. Thanks Eric Lai Eric Yan-ho Lai 黎恩灝 for discussing her work: RSVP required: forms.gle/Qb83y3A73X11wk…

This book is unputdownable. Thanks CK Lee for writing this marvelous book. hup.harvard.edu/books/97806742…

🚨MAJOR REPORT: Authors Samuel Bickett & Frances Hui 許穎婷 interviewed dozens of former prisoners to expose systemic abuse of prisoners in #HongKong, including: - Prolonged, illegal use of solitary confinement and coercion of inmates to secure their consent - Routine beatings &