BEIJING — In a last-ditch effort to defuse an escalating political crisis, the Hong Kong government today postponed the vote on a controversial anti-subversion bill that critics say would undermine ...

Britain may need anti-subversion laws to counter threats from states determined to undermine democracy, a government watchdog has said. Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of state threat ...

HONG KONG — Saddled with economic woes, eroding confidence and a struggling political leadership, the last thing Hong Kong needs is doubt cast on the future of its democratic freedoms. But the ...

2016-07-16T11:00:10-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/254/20160716111516003_hd.jpgHalbert Jones talked about Mexico’s anti-subversion laws, which were in effect ...

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's government should reconsider its anti-subversion bill because of public fears that civil liberties will be taken away, pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday, a day after a ...

(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 9 December 2002 CPJ press release: PROPOSED ANTI-SUBVERSION LEGISLATION THREATENS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN HONG KONG December 9, 2002, New York-The Committee to Protect ...

HONG KONG (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents marched Tuesday to protest a planned anti-subversion law -- a demonstration that overshadowed the sixth anniversary of Britain's handover of ...

2003-02-14 04:00:00 PDT Hong Kong-- The government Thursday unveiled a long-awaited anti-subversion bill that opponents fear could threaten Hong Kong's democratic freedoms. The legislative bill was ...

After stirring up a huge political fight with a planned anti-subversion law, Hong Kong government leaders on Tuesday announced a scaled-back version that appeared intended to appease critics who fear ...

Last year, the Philippines moved forward with a key executive order designed to shore up its approach to defeating a decades-old communist insurgency. The move bears noting within the broader question ...

The debate over whether Democrats should pursue their large voting rights package or a narrower law aimed against election subversion became moot on Wednesday when Democrats could not muster up enough ...

Whether democracy, monarchy or dictatorship of the people, a government can only be effective so long as its citizens believe in it. The Hong Kong government’s greatest failing may be its complete ...