BP-4474F

THE BEIJING CRACKDOWN

The world is waking to the idea, political prisoners aren't just the norm in HK. Gov'ts are catching on to the control it gives them over people who don't dance to the official tunes they lay down. But China leads.

DW NEWS

GOVERNMENT

Prisoners

BP-4474E

HIS FIRST DAY IN COURT

Jimmy Lai - a British citizen - ran a newspaper in HK. His paper wasn't viewed as friendly by the Chinese gov't . His paper was closed when the owner was imprisoned in 2020. 4yrs on, his trial begins.

THE GUARDIAN

FREEDOM

Press

BP-4331C

SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME?

Is this exactly the place the UK is heading to? Media tycoon based in Hong Kong fell out of favour with the gov't over opinions it printed. The answer was to lock him up. How similar this looks to the UK today.

THE GUARDIAN

FREEDOM

Speech

BP-4242B

JUDGE QUITS TOTALITARIAN HK

Lord Sumption has a habit of speaking out - saying the uncomfortable in public. Well, here he does it again - by issuing his judgement on the Chinese rule in Hong Kong. He says - it's becoming totalitarian.

THE GUARDIAN

JUSTICE

Corruption

SC-4095C

THE TRUTH IS CENSORED

Dr Phil - a regular TV host explains what happened to his short video clip about child trafficking across the US border. Child trafficking happens! News censorship happens! But the gov't keeps it all secret.

THE PEOPLE'S VOICE

MEDIA

Censorship