{"id":26649,"date":"2024-10-18T07:22:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/?page_id=26649"},"modified":"2024-10-18T07:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:31:08","slug":"local-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/latest-news\/local-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"grid grid-many\"><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: Submission To The Security Bureau On The Public Consultation On Improving The Laws On Sexual Offences In Hong Kong\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/08\/222014-scaled-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/category\/latest-news\/hongkong-news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/submission-to-the-security-bureau-on-the-public-consultation-on-improving-the-laws-on-sexual-offences-in-hong-kong\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Submission to the Security Bureau on the Public Consultation on Improving the Laws on Sexual Offences in Hong Kong<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: Police Raids On Independent Bookshops Reported Again In New Blow To Freedom Of Expression\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2026\/08\/317524-1468x710-1-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/category\/latest-news\/hongkong-news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/police-raids-on-independent-bookshops-reported-again-in-new-blow-to-freedom-of-expression\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Police raids on independent bookshops reported again in new blow to freedom of expression<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: New Powers For Chief Executive In \u2018national Security\u2019 Cases Undermine Fair Trial Rights\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2026\/06\/296698-1468x710-1-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/category\/latest-news\/hongkong-news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/new-powers-for-chief-executive-in-national-security-cases-undermine-fair-trial-rights\/\" tabindex=\"0\">New Powers for Chief Executive in \u2018National Security\u2019 Cases Undermine Fair Trial Rights<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: Amnesty International Submits Petition Urging Hong Kong Government To Release Tiananmen Vigil Activists\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2025\/10\/571245241_122149180820801797_8166261212282217059_n-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/category\/latest-news\/hongkong-news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/amnesty-international-submits-petition-urging-hong-kong-government-to-release-tiananmen-vigil-activists\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Amnesty International Submits Petition Urging Hong Kong Government to Release Tiananmen Vigil Activists<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: Activists\u2019 Unjust Trial For Peaceful Tiananmen Commemoration Resumes\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2025\/10\/571245241_122149180820801797_8166261212282217059_n-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/category\/latest-news\/hongkong-news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/activists-unjust-trial-for-peaceful-tiananmen-commemoration-resumes\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Activists\u2019 unjust trial for peaceful Tiananmen commemoration resumes<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: Rejected Appeals In \u2018hk 47\u2019 Case A Missed Opportunity To Start Restoring Justice\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2024\/09\/282937-1444x710-1-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/category\/latest-news\/hongkong-news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/rejected-appeals-in-hk-47-case-a-missed-opportunity-to-start-restoring-justice\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Rejected appeals in \u2018HK 47\u2019 case a missed opportunity to start restoring justice<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: \u2018in A World That Forces Us Apart, We Still Choose Each Other\u2019 \u2013 Valentine\u2019s Poem To Hong Kong Activist Chow Hang-tung\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2026\/02\/Chow-Hang-tung-and-Ye-Du-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/category\/latest-news\/hongkong-news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/in-a-world-that-forces-us-apart-we-still-choose-each-other-valentines-poem-to-hong-kong-activist-chow-hang-tung\/\" tabindex=\"0\">\u2018In a world that forces us apart, we still choose each other\u2019 \u2013 Valentine\u2019s poem to Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"grid-item \" aria-label=\"Article: Conviction Of \u2018wanted\u2019 Activist\u2019s Father A \u2018disturbing Escalation\u2019\" style=\"aiic:ignore;background-image: url('https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2026\/02\/Anna-Kwok-640x400.jpg')\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"grid-content\"><span class=\"grid-itemMeta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/category\/latest-news\/hongkong-news\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Hong Kong News<\/a><\/span><h3 class=\"grid-itemTitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/conviction-of-wanted-activists-father-a-disturbing-escalation\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Conviction of \u2018wanted\u2019 activist\u2019s father a \u2018disturbing escalation\u2019<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":26647,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"recipients":"","recipients_refresh":"","recipients_refreshed":"","_hero_title":"","_hero_content":"","_hero_cta_text":"","_hero_cta_link":"","_hero_alignment":"","_hero_background":"","_hero_size":"","_hero_show":"","_hero_type":"","_hero_embed":"","_hero_video_id":0,"_hero_hide_image_caption":true,"_hero_hide_image_copyright":false,"_nav_style":"","_disable_share_icons":false,"_disable_sidebar":true,"_display_author_info":false,"_hide_featured_image":false,"_hide_featured_image_caption":true,"_maximize_post_content":false,"_reduce_content_width":false,"_sidebar_id":0,"_stretch_thumbnail":false,"byline_context":"","byline_entity":"","byline_is_author":false,"disable_related_content":false,"download_id":0,"download_text":"","show_published_date":true,"show_updated_date":true,"term_slider":"","amnesty_index_number":"","footnotes":""},"category":[],"location":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-26649","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26649\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category?post=26649"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=26649"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amnestyhk.org\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=26649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}