‘Let’s talk about something else’: China’s AI chatbot DeepSeek censors sensitive topicsWritten by Hong Kong Free Press5 February 2025
Can US TikTok refugees find a home in Chinese social media Xiaohongshu?Written by Oiwan Lam16 January 2025
How the UN Cybercrime Convention 2023 can pose a threat to human rights defenders and exiled journalistsWritten by Guest Contributor30 December 2024
Forty-five Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed up to 10 years in landmark national security caseFormer law professor was sentenced to 10 year imprisonmentWritten by Hong Kong Free Press21 November 2024
X overtakes WeChat in spreading Chinese disinformation about the 2024 US presidential electionsInfluencers are exploiting Chinese Americans' political trauma when spreading disinformationWritten by Oiwan Lam7 October 2024
China’s top nationalist influencer Hu Xijin silenced for over a month, but very few miss himMany believe that Hu overstepped by critiquing government policyWritten by Oiwan Lam4 September 2024
Taiwan struggles to combat Chinese influence in it’s generative AI toolsThe island released a Taiwan-centric generative AI model in April 2024Written by Oiwan Lam1 August 2024
China’s legal warfare on Taiwan separatists: The death penalty and absentia trialsTaiwan officials say China has no right to sanction Taiwanese peopleWritten by Oiwan Lam26 June 2024
Censorship and isolation as China bans thousands of mobile appsTop 10 most downloaded apps worldwide are unavailable or inaccessible in ChinaWritten by Oiwan Lam25 June 2024
Keeping the memory of Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Massacre alive in TaiwanHongkongers were largely present at this year's commemoration in Taipei of June 4th Written by Filip Noubel5 June 2024
Hong Kong’s June 4 memory battle behind Chow Hang-tung and her supporters’ arrestsAmnesty International condemned Hong Kong for weaponizing the law to silence criticsWritten by Oiwan Lam3 June 2024
Hong Kong's first domestic security arrest targets Tiananmen activist Chow Hang-tung and her supportersThe six were accused of publishing seditious contentWritten by Hong Kong Free Press29 May 2024
Activists call for the shutdown of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office after three alleged spies were arrested in LondonProtesters rebranded the office as 'Hong Kong Espionage & Tracking Office'Written by Oiwan Lam21 May 2024
What lies behind the ‘golden opportunities’ of Malaysian Star media group's new tie with its mainland Chinese partnerContemporary World's role in Chinese foreign policy is officially recognizedWritten by China Media Project16 April 2024
Philippine media groups condemn China’s claim of ‘manipulated’ coverage of maritime tension'An alarming attempt to muzzle an independent press'Written by Mong Palatino9 April 2024
Hong Kong passes controversial new security law broadly defining treason and insurrectionThe new domestic security law will come into force on March 23Written by Hong Kong Free Press20 March 2024
Yang Hengjun's death sentence jolts improving relations between Australia and ChinaChinese Australian writer faces life imprisonment after secret trialWritten by Kevin Rennie13 February 2024
Hong Kong’s homegrown security law seeks to define ‘state secrets’ along China’s legislative lineChina's law on state secrets has been used against journalistsWritten by Hong Kong Free Press1 February 2024
Hong Kong kickstarts local national security law legislation with explaining and rebuttal teamsThe rebuttal team will counter "foreign hostile propaganda"Written by Oiwan Lam30 January 2024
Why did Taiwan impose a five-year visa ban on an influential mainland Chinese dissent journalist?The visa ban decision over a bad joke is under scrutinyWritten by Oiwan Lam26 January 2024
Hong Kong embraces televised confessions of political prisonersThe program is jointly produced by HK police and TVBWritten by Oiwan Lam20 December 2023
New policy requires Chinese influencers to display their personal information on WeiboBloggers are concerned the new policy will lead to bullying and harassmentWritten by Oiwan Lam23 October 2023
‘I can see the entirety of the sky now’: Australian journalist Cheng Lei is now freeShe spent three years in a Chinese prison over espionage allegationsWritten by Mong Palatino17 October 2023