Jimmy Sham, a prominent figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ movements, was released from prison on Friday after spending more than four years behind bars in the city’s largest national security case to date, prosecuted under a law imposed by Beijing.Sham gained national attention during the 2019 anti-government protests, when he served as convenor […]
Nina Bahinskaya, 73, poses for a photo holding a flag that became the symbole of the opposition at an entrance of her apartment building in Minsk, Belarus (Image: AP) TALLINN: Authorities in Belarus have opened a criminal case against the 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country’s pro-democracy protests in 2020. Retired geologist […]
Yeung Sum, the founding member of the Democratic Party, is interviewed at the Democratic Party’s office in Prince Edward in Hong Kong on April 2, 2025. (AP) HONG KONG: When Yeung Sum co-founded the city’s largest pro-democracy party more than 30 years ago, he knew building a democratic Hong Kong would be a “difficult dream.” […]
