The 6 July 2026 attack on journalist Akio Yaita in Taichung fits a 'hit-and-run' pattern of transnational repression. This brief reads it through the new Ethnic Unity Promotion Law's mobilization function — and maps the institutional void that would leave Japan unable to classify the same attack on its own soil.
China's new Ethnic Unity Promotion Law is widely read as another tool for prosecuting dissidents abroad. That reading misses its design: the law treats the diaspora not as foreigners reached across a border but as unfinished interior — and the deeper target is the sovereignty of the states that host them.
At the 37th-anniversary Tiananmen memorial in Tokyo, LLHK Executive Director Alric Lee insists the evening is no exercise in nostalgia — invoking Chow Hang-tung's hunger strike and the candles of Victoria Park to argue that memory lives in the daily refusal to forget or fall silent.
Speaking in her own defence, barrister Chow Hang-tung argues that 'ending one-party dictatorship' is not a crime but a call for the rule of law — and that what is truly on trial is not the defendant, but the law itself. Her closing submissions in the Hong Kong Alliance case, reproduced in full.
What is at stake is not politics, but the integrity of refugee protection itself. A UNHCR-recognised refugee facing a credible risk of persecution must not be returned under the guise of immigration enforcement.
At a Tokyo symposium on the Uyghur genocide, LLHK Executive Director Alric Lee argues that China's human-rights abuses, economic coercion, transnational repression, and military expansion form one strategic system — and calls on Japan's Diet to respond institutionally.
The West frames the Jimmy Lai case as a human-rights issue; Beijing treats it as regime survival. That asymmetry explains why years of advocacy have produced awareness without leverage — and why a severe sentence is predictable.
The 20-year sentence imposed on Jimmy Lai — effectively a life sentence — exposes a fundamental failure in how democratic governments confront political repression in China. The West frames the case as human rights; Beijing treats it as regime survival.
Jimmy Lai is not a criminal but a prisoner of conscience, detained for exercising his convictions and his freedom of speech. On humanitarian grounds, Lady Liberty Hong Kong calls for his immediate release and access to medical care.
The Wang Fuk Court fire that killed 159 was not a mere accident. This brief traces it to Hong Kong's 'bid-rigging' renovation cartels, the proxy-vote loophole in the Building Management Ordinance, the limits of the ICAC — and the removal, after 2021, of the district-councillor oversight that once caught such schemes.
The Hong Kong government's hostile measures toward Japan are mere deference to Beijing, and the opposite of the will of Hong Kong's people. As neighbours who share the values of freedom and democracy, we fully support Japan's security policy and its right to self-defence.
At the centenary of the Inner Mongolian People's Party, LLHK Executive Director Alric Lee links Southern Mongolia's struggle to Hong Kong, Tibet, and East Turkistan — arguing that the renewal of democracy begins with a renewal of our shared humanity.
Lady Liberty Hong Kong mourns the forced disbandment of the League of Social Democrats — one of the last remaining pro-democracy political forces in Hong Kong — and calls on the diaspora and the international community to inherit and defend its spirit of defiance.
At the East Asia Democracy Forum in Tokyo, LLHK Executive Director Alric Lee traces how Hong Kong's civil society was built and dismantled — and proposes three tasks, and a shared toolkit, for a more connected and resilient civil society across East Asia.
On the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, LLHK Executive Director Alric Lee addressed the 9th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet in Tokyo — on memory, nonviolence, and building common ground across movements.
From 1 April, the Japan Hong Kong Democracy Alliance merges with Lady Liberty Hong Kong. The combined team will continue its advocacy from Japan under the Lady Liberty HK name; all future updates will be published through Lady Liberty HK's platforms.
On the occasion of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Japan — and one year to the day since the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance took effect — Lady Liberty Hong Kong urges the Japanese government to raise the continuing grave violations of human rights and civil liberties in Hong Kong.
Lady Liberty Hong Kong condemns the Hong Kong government's new arrest warrants and HK$1 million bounties against six more overseas advocates, and the revocation of activists' passports — and pledges unwavering solidarity with the exiled Hong Kong community.
LLHK condemns the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists — the 'Hong Kong 47,' including Benny Tai and Gwyneth Ho — to terms of four years and two months to ten years. Criminalizing peaceful political participation under the pretext of national security is a profound violation of freedom of expression under the ICCPR.
Lady Liberty Hong Kong strongly condemns the conviction of 14 pro-democracy activists by a Hong Kong court — individuals exercising their legitimate rights under the Basic Law by participating in an unofficial primary election.
Lady Liberty Hong Kong expresses profound concern and unequivocal condemnation of the expedited passage of the Safeguarding National Security Bill under Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law.
Lady Liberty Hong Kong condemns the rapid passage of the Article 23 national security legislation, which goes beyond the 2020 National Security Law in undermining Hong Kong's freedoms — and urges the Japanese government to stand up and act.
The Wuhan pneumonia outbreak has drawn widespread attention. Hong Kong has temporarily recorded seven suspected cases. Lady Liberty Hong Kong urges Hongkongers to wear appropriate surgical masks when going out in order to protect themselves and others.
Christmas should be a day of celebration for all, but with the police running out of control, Hongkongers endured a deeply troubled Christmas.
The new round of District Council elections has concluded. Driven by a high voter turnout, the pro-democracy camp achieved a landslide victory, securing an overall majority of seats across Hong Kong.
The Lady Liberty Hong Kong team is shocked and outraged by the shooting incident in Sai Wan Ho this morning. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the two injured and their families.
Content: 64 Diaspora Organizations’ Statement of Solidarity with Anna Kwok and Her Family May 8, 2025 Tokyo, Japan, – Last week, Hong Kong authorities arrested US-based Hong Kong democracy activist
Joint statement by diaspora Hong Kong groups urging the Thai government not to deport 48 Uyghur refugees to China, citing international human rights obligations and the risk of torture, persecution, and enforced disappearance.
Joint press release: Advocates came together to voice their concerns regarding Hong Kong's new Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO), also known as 'Article 23,' urging the international community to consolidate efforts to publicly voice opposition and convey concerns to both the Chinese and Hong Kong governments.
Content: 【Statement】 Lady Liberty Hong Kong Condemns Hong Kong Government’s New HK$1 Million Bounties, Reaffirms Solidarity with Exiled Advocates December 24th, 2024 Lady Liberty Hong Kong strongly c
Content: 【Statement】 Lady Liberty Hong Kong Condemns the Violation of Freedom of Expression in Sentencing of 45 Pro-Democracy Activists November 19th, 2024 Lady Liberty Hong Kong unequivocally condem
Content: Unified Stand Against Article 23 Legislation: A Global Call for Action In a unified response, our organization, alongside 86 others including Hong Kong Watch and Human Rights Watch, condemns