Prague’s Municipal Court acquitted and released Guangming Daily journalist Yang Yiming on November 2. According to The Chaser, the court found that prosecutors had not proved the criminal intent required to establish that his activities endangered Cz…

Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal has refused actor Gregory Wong permission to appeal against his rioting conviction and six-year-and-two-month prison sentence over the storming of the Legislative Council on July 1, 2019, according to Hong Kong Free …

Updated: 2 November 2026 Hong Kong bookseller 候鳥香港有限公司 said on 2 November that Customs had seized more than 60 books from a shipment ordered from Taiwan. In its public statement, the company said the shipment had been due on 13 October but arrived on…

The Constitution of the People’s Republic of China promises citizens rights, representation, and even a formal route to amendment. Yet those who have asked the state to honor those promises have repeatedly found their arguments reclassified as threat…

SENTINEL DEFENDERS BRIEFING Human rights developments through the lens of defender protection, justice and accountability. Issue #002 | 19 October 2026 Editor’s note This issue examines whether protection works in practice: for Hongkongers facing imm…

SENTINEL DEFENDERS BRIEFING Human rights developments through the lens of defender protection, justice and accountability. Issue #001 | 12 October 2026 Editor’s note This issue begins with developments affecting Hong Kong people: prosecutions concern…