The national security law was introduced in response to mass pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong In 2020, Hong Kong was transformed when China introduced the controversial national security law (NSL).

HONG KONG (AP) — Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai denied in his landmark national security trial on Wednesday he had asked then U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and then Secretary of State ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Jimmy Lai ... “If you save us, you can stop China’s aggressions. You can also save the world.” Prosecutors have argued that Lai’s actions and his newspaper’s ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups. The democracy advocates ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that ...