Hong Kong’s light fades as another pro-democracy party folds

Hong Kong’s light fades as another pro-democracy party folds

The demise of one of Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy parties, the League of Social Democrats, is the latest blow to the city’s crumbling democratic credentials. The league is the third major opposition party to disband this year. The announcement coincides with the fifth anniversary this week of the national security law, which was imposed […] The post Hong Kong’s light fades as another pro-democracy party folds appeared first on Asia Times.

RMA Presents Author Mark Clifford, “The Troublemaker, How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident & China’s Most Feared Critic”

After the protest and the massacre in 1989 at Tiananmen Square, Jimmy Lai started a newspaper to advocate for democracy in Hong Kong. A draconian new security law came into effect in Hong Kong in mid-2020, effectively making human rights advocacy and free speech a crime. He has been held in solitary confinement since 2020. Mark Clifford tells his story.