HK’s Umbrella Movement Fights Back
The run-up to the Sept. 4 election for Legislative Council is getting tense, and the governments of both Hong Kong and Beijing are watching with keen interest, notes analyst Lian… Read more »
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Hong Kong using Covid-19 crisis as ‘golden opportunity’ to decapitate protest movement
Hong Kong authorities arrested fifteen prominent activists, including former lawmakers, in what is thought to be the largest crackdown (HT: CFR) on the city’s pro-democracy movement since mass protests began… Read more »
Violent repression of Sudan’s civilian movement sends ‘ominous message’ for region’s democratic ambitions
At least 13 protesters were killed and several others injured on Monday when the Sudanese military opened fire to break up a sit-in, according to a local doctors’ union, CNN reports:… Read more »
From protest to politics: Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement’s ‘activist legacy’
Taiwan’s 2014 Sunflower Movement unleashed a wave of youthful activism that has profoundly reshaped the island’s political landscape, showing how activists can effect change through elections, notes Ming-sho Ho, a… Read more »
Building resilience against China’s authoritarian influence
The rise of Big Data—the vast digital output of daily life, including data Google and Facebook collect from their users and convert into advertising dollars—is now a matter of national security, according to… Read more »
Democracy advocates contending for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Democracy and civil society activists are among the leading contenders for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Washington Post reports. The candidates include Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to… Read more »
Hong Kong’s ‘Water Revolution’ spiraling out of control?
Hong Kong activists urged Taiwan on Tuesday to help promote democracy in the Chinese-ruled city amid its worst political crisis in decades and called for a mass rally before the… Read more »
China blinks: what Beijing’s Hong Kong retreat says about Taiwan’s future
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers aren’t satisfied with leader Carrie Lam’s public apology for how the government handled a highly unpopular extradition bill. Legislator Claudia Mo said Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s apology… Read more »
Two democracies in Beijing’s shadow. Today’s Hong Kong, tomorrow’s Taiwan?
Only a fool would predict a happy ending to the Hong Kong story, but it is also foolish to assume that history will follow a predictable course, notes Jeffrey… Read more »
A new chapter in Hong Kong’s struggle for democracy and autonomy
On April 9, a Hong Kong district court convicted nine core leaders of the 2014 Umbrella Movement of conspiracy to commit public nuisance. On April 24, the court handed down prison sentences of… Read more »