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The fight for Hong Kong

The national security law China imposed on Hong Kong in June 2020 has wrought profound changes on the region of more than 7 million people. This series explores how the pro-democracy movement, major global companies and many ordinary citizens are grappling with the legislation's implications for their future

  • Taiwan skyline

    After Hong Kong: China sets sights on solving 'the Taiwan problem'

    An invasion may not be imminent but experts say armed forces could have capacity to mount one by 2028
  • Police confront pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong on 6 September.

    Beijing's tyranny forced me to flee Hong Kong, but I will fight for democracy in exile

    Nathan Law
    The security law brought brutality to the streets of the city I love. Yet I believe we can regain our our freedom, says Hong Kong activist Nathan Law
  • Authors of the letters to Hong Kong

    Letters to Hong Kong: ‘the final victory will belong to us’

    Dissidents and exiles write to Hongkongers to express solidarity and offer hope for the future
  • A design image of an aeroplane in flight, as many Hong Kongers flee their country.

    'In my dreams I'm there': the exodus from Hong Kong

    Beijing’s national security law has prompted the exit of people from all walks of life in fear they or their children are at risk
  • Hong Kong democracy activist Andy Li

    Families plead for Hong Kong activists accused of trying to flee by speedboat

    The ‘Hong Kong 12’ - arrested for allegedly trying to flee to Taiwan - have become the latest flashpoint for protesters
  • 'Resist until the end': On the ground with Apple Daily, Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper - video

    We follow Oscar, a journalist at the tabloid, who in the shadow of China’s controversial national security law continues to report on - now largely silenced - street protests. When the law came into force three months ago, Apple Daily was raided by police: journalists' desks were searched and its founder was taken away in handcuffs. But journalists at the paper are still working, fighting to tell the people of Hong Kong’s story. 

    • How HSBC got caught in a geopolitical storm over Hong Kong security law

    • Protests and Covid leave Hong Kong stuck in recession

    • Big tech firms may be handing Hong Kong user data to China

  • The skylines of Hong Kong and London

    The new centre of dissent: Britain becomes hub for Hong Kong activists

  • Composite for Hong Kong feature.

    The arrested: Hongkongers caught up in the security law

  • Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theatre costume designer and actor, creates face masks inspired both by the pandemic and Hong Kong’s political problems.

    Hongkongers find creative ways to voice dissent – in pictures

  • Hong Kong activist composite.

    Demoralised but defiant, Hong Kong's spirit of resistance endures

  • Students at the University of Hong Kong walk past a poster supporting 12 Hongkongers detained in China.

    Oxford moves to protect students from China's Hong Kong security law

    Students will submit work related to China anonymously and told not to record classes
  • Sunset at Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront as skyline buildings stand across Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong.

    Quiz: can you navigate your way through Hong Kong's national security law?

    How much do you understand about the impact and ramifications of the new law imposed by Beijing?
    • 'We swam to Hong Kong for freedom half a century ago. What now?' – video

    • ‘Back where we were’: history repeats for Hong Kong's freedom swimmers

    • Who runs Hong Kong: party faithful shipped in to carry out Beijing's will

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