Chinese #MeToo Activist Sophia Huang Xueqin Faces Uncertain Future After Prison Release

Sophia Huang Xueqin, the prominent Chinese journalist and #MeToo activist, is set to be released from prison this Friday, ending a five-year ordeal that began with her detention in September…

Ng Kin-wai Released from Prison After Serving Over Five Years in Hong Kong National Security Case

Ng Kin-wai, a former pro-democracy district councillor, has been released from prison after serving five years and seven months for his role in the landmark "Hong Kong 47" national security…

Government Prosecutors Seek Harsher Sentences in Brutal Prison Assault Case

Government prosecutors have initiated an appeal for significantly more severe penalties against four individuals, including a correctional officer, implicated in a violent assault on an inmate at Pik Uk Correctional…

Rights group, relatives accuse China of using torture in prison

China persists in using torture on prisoners to force confessions, including severe beatings and the deliberate withholding of critical medical care, a prominent human rights group, Chinese Human Rights Defenders…

Three Activists Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Tiananmen Crackdown Remembrance Activities

Three prominent activists, instrumental in organizing annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, have been handed substantial prison sentences, ranging up to seven years and three months, under Hong Kong’s…

Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil Activists Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms for Inciting Subversion

Relatives of three prominent Hong Kong activists, convicted of inciting subversion for their roles in organizing annual Tiananmen Square massacre vigils, have vehemently denounced the severe prison sentences handed down…

Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil Activists Face Sentencing Under National Security Law, Potential 10-Year Prison Terms Loom

Three prominent Hong Kong activists, formerly leading figures of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, are set to receive their sentences this Friday.…

China Sentences Evergrande Founder Xu Jiayin to Life in Prison for Large-Scale Financial Fraud, Imposing $2.4 Billion Fine on Group

The architect of one of China’s most spectacular corporate downfalls, Xu Jiayin (also known as Hui Ka Yan in Cantonese), the founder of the embattled property behemoth Evergrande Group, has…

China Sentences Evergrande Founder Xu Jiayin to Life in Prison for Multi-Billion Dollar Fraud, Company Fined Over $2 Billion

The founder of China Evergrande Group, Xu Jiayin, also known as Hui Ka Yan in Cantonese, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a litany of financial crimes, including large-scale…

Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison as Hong Kong Court Delivers Landmark Ruling Against Apple Daily Leadership

In a decision that has reverberated across the global journalistic community, a Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced 78-year-old media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, marking the…