Donald Trump’s low regard for the First Amendment’s freedom of the press and freedom of speech doesn’t mean the end of democracy, but without those guaranteed protections, a government’s desire to ...

This report was written by Tom Grundy and published in Hong Kong Free Press on May 2, 2025. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership agreement with Global Voices.

John McCaa spent Easter 1997 in Hong Kong when China was promising to protect the freedom of religion as the territory was handed over from British rule. China hasn't kept that promise. Michael Hogue ...

For decades, Cardinal Joseph Zen has stood resolutely against China’s Communist government. Three years ago in a Hong Kong courtroom, 90-year-old cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun leaned heavily on his cane ...

This report was written by Tom Grundy and published in Hong Kong Free Press on April 24, 2025. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership agreement. A survey conducted ...

On Friday—right before World Press Freedom Day—Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its 2025 World Press Freedom Index, which showed a notable drop in the rankings of China (from 172 to 178 out ...

Originally from Switzerland, Tobias Brandner came to Hong Kong with the Basel Mission in 1996.

Hong Kong’s response to the deadly Tai Po estate fire shows a widening gap between community solidarity and official intolerance of scrutiny. While residents rapidly mobilised to help survivors, ...