Our CEO Ruth Smeeth was just nine when the image of Tank Man echoed around the world but it changed her views forever
“Tiananmen Square cemented my commitment to equality and justice”
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CATEGORY: Hong Kong
Tiananmen candlelights a sight too beautiful to last
Hong Kong will be dark on the anniversary of the massacre this 4 June as the National Security Law bites
Contents – China’s global brand: a century of silencing dissent
Index looks back on 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party and how their censorship laws continue to shape the lives of people around the world and threaten their right to free speech. Inside this edition are articles by exiled writer Ma Jian and...
The harassment of international journalists in China is becoming normalised
Index stands in support of the BBC’s China correspondent John Sudworth who has fled to Taiwan with his family
Why what is happening in Hong Kong and Xinjiang is not an internal affair
People are being arrested, being disappeared and are dying on our watch
Film awards season: Journalism and activism in the spotlight
Movies on social justice and investigative journalism dominate the nominations for major awards at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Baftas this year
Index condemns the removal of Radio Television Hong Kong’s director of broadcasting
Veteran journalist Leung Ka-wing has been replaced by a civil servant six months before his contract was due to expire
BBC banned in mainland China
British broadcaster has broken rules on truth and impartiality, says Chinese regulator
Two countries, one system: why we must drop the pretence
The arrest of more than 50 people involved in last year’s pro-democracy primaries means no-one in Hong Kong is safe, write Mark Frary and Benjamin Lynch
“Anxiety has always been part of Hong Kong’s handover story”
A new book on Hong Kong published this November called Making Hong Kong China: The Rollback of Human Rights and the Rule of Law by Michael C. Davis provides much needed insight and background into the current crackdown on rights in the city. We publish extracts from the book