Arrests

22nd November

• Hong Kong woman arrested over throwing red paint at gov’t headquarters. (HKFP)

21st November

• Mother of jailed democrat Hendrick Lui arrested after holding up a banner outside court after son’s sentencing. (HKFP)

29th October

• No time limit for prosecuting remaining 7,000 arrested over 2019 protests, Hong Kong officials say. (HKFP)

25th October

• Hong Kong police arrest 11 for allegedly conducting fraud scheme for early MPF withdrawals. (HKFP)

30th September

• Hong Kong man arrested on suspicion of damaging decorations for China’s National Day in Sheung Shui. (HKFP)

31st August

• 2 arrested for alleged ‘seditious intentions’ under new security law, reportedly over fake suicide note. (HKFP)

27th August

• 3 linked to Hong Kong university students’ union arrested on suspicion of conspiring to defraud. (HKFP)

1st July

• Hong Kong dentist who was arrested under Article 23 taken away by officers on Handover anniversary. (HKFP)

21st June

• Second Hongkonger charged with sedition under Article 23 law in a week. (SCMP)

7th June

• Two men and one woman were apprehended under the National Anthem Law on Thursday night at Hong Kong Stadium, where Iran secured a 4-2 victory against the city’s team in a qualifying match for the international football championship to be held in 2026. (HKFP)

5th June

• Two men and two women, aged 23 to 69, were arrested on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Among them, an elderly woman was apprehended on suspicion sedition under the city’s new security law. (HKFP)

3rd June

• 8th arrest for ‘sedition’ linked to Tiananmen crackdown anniversary posts under Hong Kong’s new security law. (HKFP)

30th May

• Hong Kong national security police make 7th arrest under new security law. (HKFP)

28th May

• Rights activist Chow Hang-tung among 6 arrested over alleged sedition under Hong Kong’s new security law. (HKFP)

29th February

• Hong Kong democracy activist Grandpa Chan was charged with breaching country park rules over banners atop Lion Rock.(HKFP)

7th February

• Self-exiled former lawmaker Ted Hui declared bankrupt by Hong Kong court.(HKFP)

6th February

• Hong Kong overseas pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow wanted by police.(HKFP)

19th January

• Hong Kong national security police arrest man over ‘seditious’ online forum posts.(HKFP)

11th January

• Hong Kong national security police question Simon Cheng’s family as exiled activist gives blessing to sever ties.(HKFP)

• Hong Kong police take mother of wanted US-based activist Frances Hui away for questioning.(HKFP)

Prosecutions

30th December

• Case of man accused of sedition under Hong Kong’s Article 23 security law adjourned to await landmark appeal. (HKFP)

13th December

• Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen did not obstruct police actions during 2019 protest, defence argues in retrial. (HKFP)

12th December

• Ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting among 7 found guilty of rioting in Yuen Long 2019 attacks. (HKFP)

9th December

• Social worker who urged police restraint during 2019 demos will not testify at retrial; verdict next March. (HKFP)

21st November

• Hong Kong court orders retrial of 2 men cleared of protest charges 3 years ago. (HKFP)

19th November

• Over 1,400 days since their arrests, 45 Hong Kong democrats face sentencing in landmark subversion case. (HKFP)

14th November

• Man charged with insulting China’s national anthem during World Cup qualifier in Hong Kong. (HKFP)

13th November

• Hongkonger charged with sedition under Article 23 security law over social media posts. (HKFP)

31st October

• 6 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists fined for unauthorised fundraising, as 4 plead not guilty. (HKFP)

24th October

• Hong Kong 47: Sentencing for 45 democrats tentatively scheduled for November 19. (HKFP)

• Man with autism seeks to overturn conviction for desecrating Chinese and Hong Kong flags. (HKFP)

• Hong Kong’s national security committee weighed in on refusal of prisoner’s early release under new law, court hears. (HKFP)

23rd October

• Denial of early release from prison ‘unfair,’ Hong Kong man argues in first legal challenge of new security law. (HKFP)

10th October

• 24-year-old man charged with assaulting Hong Kong police on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary denied bail. (HKFP)

9th October

• 4 Hongkongers convicted of rioting over protest in July 2019 as judge questions possible delay in prosecution. (HKFP)

3rd October

• Hong Kong man found guilty of breaching social distancing rules during 2020 protest loses appeal. (HKFP)

26 September

• Hong Kong speech therapists’ union ordered to hand over HK$116,000 assets on national security grounds. (HKFP)

16th September

• First person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law after pleading guilty to wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt. (HKFP)

12th September

• Hong Kong gov’t rejected claims detention of activist Chow Hang-tung is ‘arbitrary,’ UN report says. (HKFP)

31st August

• Chung Pui-kuen, the Hong Kong editor found guilty of sedition, wanted to ‘leave a record’. (HKFP)

30th August

• League of Social Democrats members accused of unlicensed fundraising set to enter pleas in October. (HKFP)

29th August

• 2 Hong Kong journalists from defunct media outlet Stand News found guilty of sedition. (HKFP)

28th August

• Hong Kong appeal court quashes man’s acquittal over 2019 Yuen Long attacks. (HKFP)

27th August

• Jury begins deliberations in landmark UN anti-terrorism trial of 7 Hongkongers accused of 2019 bomb plot. (HKFP)

22nd August

• Hong Kong man to enter plea under new security law over ‘seditious’ bus graffiti next month, as lawyer hints at ‘no trial’. (HKFP)

14th August

• Hong Kong activist Tam Tak-chi to appeal sedition conviction in top court next January. (HKFP)

12th August

• Jimmy Lai among 7 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures to lose appeal against conviction over taking part in 2019 demo. (HKFP)

8th August

• Hongkonger charged under new security law over ‘seditious’ T-shirt, mask says he intends to plead guilty. (HKFP)

31st July

• Tiananmen vigil activists to take appeal against conviction over refusing nat. sec. data request to Hong Kong’s top court. (HKFP)

17th July

• Hong Kong student charged with unlawful assembly over shopping mall protest 4 years ago. (HKFP)

16th July

• Mitigation of Hong Kong 47 case hearings for national security case delayed by a month due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. (HKFP)

10th July

• Hong Kong activist Tam Tak-chi advances appeal bid against sedition conviction. (HKFP)

9th July

• Hong Kong bomb plot defendant claims police forced him to make false statements. (SCMP)

4th July

• Hong Kong student cleared of rioting in 2019 to see retrial after gov’t successfully appeals acquittal. (HKFP)

3rd July

• Hong Kong doctor whose clinic caught fire from tear gas in 2019 appeals court decision over damages. (HKFP)

28th June

• Detained Hong Kong activist Owen Chow did not follow prison procedure over complaint form, court hears. (HKFP)

27th June

• 5 rearrested over rioting at besieged Hong Kong university campus in 2019. (HKFP)

25th June

• 29 year old charged under Hong Kong’s new security law over ‘seditious’ bus graffiti. (HKFP)

14th June

• Man denied bail under Article 23 over ‘seditious’ slogans on t-shirt and mask. (HKFP)

8th June

• Two protesters jailed for rioting in a Hong Kong shopping mall in July 2019 have been ordered to pay up to HK$1.7 million each in damages to cover the injury-related costs of two police officers. (HKFP)

7th June

• The court has allocated 14 days to hear the mitigation pleas from 40 prominent Hong Kong democrats involved in the city’s largest national security case. (HKFP)

30th May

• Hong Kong justice dept. to launch appeal bid against 2 democrats cleared of subversion charge. (HKFP)

• 14 Hong Kong democrats convicted of subversion conspiracy in landmark national security trial. (HKFP)

17th April

• Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists lose bid to take the challenge against convictions over data demand to top court. (HKFP)

26th March

• Hongkonger shot by police during 2019 demos withdraws appeal against conviction and 6-year jail term.(HKFP)

22nd March

• Hong Kong man pleads guilty to posting ‘seditious’ statements on online forum.(HKFP)

• Hong Kong activist Owen Chow pleads not guilty to removing ‘unauthorised article’ from prison.(HKFP)

19th March

• Two Hong Kong citizens who attempted to flee to Taiwan have been freed after winning an appeal against their sentences.(HKFP)

14th March

• Hong Kong court upholds Tiananmen vigil organisers’ convictions over national security data request.(HKFP)

23rd February

• Seven veteran Hong Kong democrats launch bid to appeal unauthorised assembly convictions linked to 2019 demo.(HKFP)

21st February

• Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung to serve rest of 15-month jail term after sentence upheld.(HKFP)

16th February

• Veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu jailed for 9 months over planned protest against District Council race.(HKFP)

8th February

• Hong Kong man convicted of carrying unlicensed walkie-talkie after prosecutors secure review of acquittal.(HKFP)

6th February

• Ex-student leader convicted of rioting in Hong Kong legislature interrupted by judge for giving ‘political opinions’.(HKFP)

• Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu to face verdict over planned protest against ‘unfair’ District Council race.(HKFP)

25th January

• Hong Kong man faces jail over online comments about stabbing ex-police chief Chris Tang.(HKFP)

22nd January

• 4 prisoners, 1 corrections officer held over allegedly attacking inmate of Hong Kong prison.(HKFP)

• Hong Kong woman given suspended sentence over reposting call to boycott ‘patriots’ District Council election.(HKFP)

15th January

• Hong Kong man handed 2-month suspended jail term over inciting boycott of ‘patriots’ District Council election.(HKFP)

• Charge against student accused of conspiring to wound Hong Kong police and anti-epidemic workers dropped.(HKFP)

11th January

• Hongkonger who made failed Taiwan escape bid ‘remorseful,’ defence says after guilty plea.(HKFP)

9th January

• Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s nat. security trial: Prosecution cites expert on social media platforms.(HKFP)

4th January

• Man arrested over wearing shirt with protest slogan at Hong Kong airport pleads guilty to sedition.(HKFP)

2nd January

• Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to all charges at Hong Kong national security trial.

  (The Guardian)

Sentencing

5th December

• Man jailed 10 weeks for assaulting police on Tiananmen crackdown anniv. and outside court. (HKFP)

19th November

• Benny Tai, Joshua Wong among 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed up to 10 years in landmark national security case. (HKFP)

14th November

• ‘Mastermind’ of thwarted 2019 bomb plot jailed almost 24 years in longest sentence related to Hong Kong protests. (HKFP)

11th November

• Hong Kong social worker ordered to pay over HK$440,000 to police officer assaulted during 2019 protests. (HKFP)

1st November

• Hong Kong man jailed for 2 years over online comments linked to stabbing of police officer in 2021. (HKFP)

31st October

• 4 Hong Kong men sentenced up to 3 years in jail over rioting in July 2019. (HKFP)

22nd October

• Hongkonger loses appeal bid against conviction, 6-year jail term for trying to take officer’s gun during 2019 protest. (HKFP)

9th October

• 4 Hongkongers convicted of rioting over protest in July 2019 as judge questions possible delay in prosecution. (HKFP)

7th October

• Hong Kong man jailed for 16 months over social media post about killing ex-leader Carrie Lam. (HKFP)

4th October

• Hong Kong man convicted for inciting violence over online comments made after 2021 police stabbing. (HKFP)

2nd October

• Hong Kong security chief accuses ex-lawmaker of ‘glorifying’ jailed Stand News editor. (HKFP)

26th September

• Ex-editor of Hong Kong’s Stand News Chung Pui-kuen jailed for 1 year, 9 months for sedition in landmark case. (HKFP)

20th September

• Hong Kong man jailed 14 months under new security law for ‘seditious’ online statements. (HKFP)

19th September

• Hong Kong man jailed for 10 months under new security law over ‘seditious’ graffiti left on back of bus seats. (HKFP)

• 1 year, 2 months jail for first person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law for ‘seditious’ T-shirt. (HKFP)

17th September

• 8 Hongkongers charged over rioting near PolyU siege jailed for up to 4.5 years. (HKFP)

30th August

• Hongkonger jailed for 7 years, 4 months for possessing guns in case linked to 2019 bomb plot. (HKFP)

21st August

• University of Hong Kong student to be sentenced over 2021 indecent assault, remanded in custody. (HKFP)

12th August

• Hong Kong student jailed for 8 weeks over unlawful shopping mall demo in 2020. (HKFP)

7th August

• Elderly busker jailed for second time over performing protest anthem ‘Glory to Hong Kong’. (HKFP)

31st July

• 2 men jailed for 5 years over rioting at protest sparked by PolyU campus clashes in 2019. (HKFP)

22nd July

• 3 jailed for up to 6 years, 8 months over manipulating shares of Ching Lee Holdings in Hong Kong. (HKFP)

19th July

• 12 Hongkongers jailed for up to 3 years and 4 months over rioting linked to 2019 PolyU siege. (HKFP)

5th July

• Hong Kong 47: activist Joshua Wong asks for no more than 10 years’ jail for ‘active’ role in plot. (SCMP)

26th June

• Hong Kong 47: Benny Tai’s pre-security law actions relevant for sentencing, judges say. (SCMP)

18th June

• 17 people jailed up to 5 years, 10 months over attempted escape from besieged Hong Kong campus during 2019 protests. (HKFP)

27th May

• Three people were convicted and 1 person was cleared of rioting linked to the PolyU siege during Hong Kong protests in 2019. (HKFP)

16th April

• A Hongkonger was jailed for three years and ten months over a 2019 petrol bomb plot and failed escape to Taiwan. (HKFP)

11th April

• Hong Kong accountant was jailed for two years and nine months over the 2019 Yuen Long mob attacks. (HKFP)

21st March

• A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison for money laundering in 2019. (HKFP)

16th March

• 12 individuals have been sentenced to up to 7 years in jail for storming Hong Kong's legislature in 2019.(HKFP)

4th March

• 8 people were jailed for up to 3 years and 9 months over 2019 protest in Hong Kong.(HKFP)

1st March

• 4 Hong Kong men were jailed for up to 3 years and two months over a chat group calling for the killing of police, anti-epidemic personnel.(HKFP)

15th February

• Hong Kong man jailed for 4 months over false imprisonment of plainclothes police officer in 2019.(HKFP)

9th February

• 14-year-old among 3 found guilty of unlawful assembly in 2019, as Hong Kong judge says testimonies unreliable.(HKFP)

6th February

• Hong Kong man jailed for 5 months over Facebook comments about stabbing police chief.(HKFP)

31st January

• Hongkonger who made failed Taiwan escape bid jailed for 5 years, 1 month over perverting justice and protest charges.(HKFP)

22nd January

• Hongkonger who tried to flee to Taiwan in 2020 faces jail time over alleged petrol bomb plot.(HKFP)

15th January

• A Hong Kong man has been handed a two-month suspended sentence over inciting others to boycott the “patriots-only” District Council election in December.(HKFP)

12th January

• Hong Kong footballer jailed for 2 years and 4 months over riot near PolyU during 2019 protests.(HKFP)

10th January

• Man jailed for 3 months over wearing ‘seditious’ shirt with protest slogan at Hong Kong airport.(HKFP)