Umbrella Movement

Wave of Political Arrests Continues in Hong Kong, With Jailing of Demosisto Trio

Brian Hioe
A wave of arrests has taken place in Hong Kong over the past week. Three former leading members of the now-disbanded Demosisto were the latest to be arrested, with Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam pleading guilty to charges related to a protest that took place last year. Wong, Chow, and Lam are 24, 23, and 26 respectively...
EnglishFeaturedNovember 2020Social MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Pan-Democrat Legislators Resign En Masse from Hong Kong Legislative Council

Brian Hioe
Some have hailed the end of sham democracy in Hong Kong, with the remaining fifteen pan-Democratic legislators in the Hong Kong Legislative Council resigning en masse yesterday. The resignation took place in order to protest China’s National People’s Congress passing a resolution allowing the Hong Kong government to bypass courts in order to remove lawmakers from office as it deems fit...
EnglishFeaturedNovember 2020Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

Claims That Five Hongkongers Detained in Taiwan Since July Stir Controversy

Brian Hioe
Controversy has broken out after claims that the Taiwanese government has been holding five Hongkongers that fled to Taiwan under detention for the last two months. The Taiwanese government was, for the most part, opaque over past weeks about whether it is, in fact, holding the five Hongkongers—with questions having been raised about whether they have been allowed to see lawyers or contact their families...
EnglishSelf-DeterminationSeptember 2020Social MovementsYouth Movements15 min read