2021-08-15 8e1679a663274079559719d57f2dc62ac39590b6 https://static.dw.com/image/58869898_6.jpg <0687878c12e13624427773718ee5370a06f8e1b4>https://static.dw.com/image/58869898_6.jpg 26 Civil Human Rights Front 2 /wiki/civil%20human%20rights%20front Figo Chan 14 /wiki/figo%20chan Hong Kong national security law 1 /wiki/hong%20kong%20national%20security%20law Jimmy Sham 37 /wiki/jimmy%20sham Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan Hong Kong national security law Jimmy Sham Hong Kong national security law 2021-08-5 a644c0d765738a0a8c4d5d547142f3ee367f542c /feed/2021/08/5/lgbt-organizations-and-amnesty-international-ask-hong-kong-to-release-detained-activist-jimmy-sham-tsz-kit-who-has-been LGBT organizations and Amnesty International ask Hong Kong to release detained activist Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, who has been repeatedly denied bail since his arrest last February. Amnesty says that Sham has been in prison "simply for speaking out for his community and LGBTQIA+ rights in Hong Kong". The organizations also warned of his upcoming trial along 46 others where he could face many more years in prison for "subversion". 1628197850 2021-08-5 a684f024f8f7a828eeea2bd5e463f7c3c4ad75ee 42 Hong Kong national security law Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2021/08/5/lgbt-organizations-and-amnesty-international-ask-hong-kong-to-release-detained-activist-jimmy-sham-who-has-been-repeate LGBT organizations and Amnesty International ask Hong Kong to release detained activist Jimmy Sham, who has been repeatedly denied bail since his arrest in February. Amnesty says that Sham has been held in prison "simply for speaking out for his community and LGBTQIA+ rights in Hong Kong." These organizations also warned of Sham's upcoming trial along with 46 others where he could face many more years in prison for "subversion." 2021-06-28 8a9ff4cb1405bc2549690119625066f029697656 29 Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan Jimmy Sham 3 /feed/2021/06/28/police-in-hong-kong-ban-a-vigil-to-mark-the-anniversary-of-the-british-handover-of-the-territory-to-china-in-a-letter-a Police in Hong Kong ban a vigil to mark the anniversary of the British handover of the territory to China. In a letter addressed to the League of Social Democrats, police cite "great risk to citizens" due to COVID-19. Another letter was also sent to the Civil Human Rights Front whose former and current leaders, Jimmy Sham and Figo Chan, are both behind bars, the former on national security law charges and the latter convicted of unlawful assembly. 2021-03-12 f48d7234e52529143acc00cf3cd44bf33c3b085a 46 Hong Kong national security law Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2021/03/12/an-upper-court-in-hong-kong-denies-bail-for-a-second-time-to-11-of-the-47-defendants-in-the-case-citing-national-securi An upper court in Hong Kong denies bail for a second time to 11 of the 47 defendants in the case, citing national security risks. Among those who were again denied bail are prominent activists and politicians such as Leung Kwok-hung, Claudia Mo, Jimmy Sham, Lester Shum, and Fergus Leung. The remaining defendants either withdrew their bail application or remain in custody under other circumstances. 2021-02-28 eea28db4d9ff71d743859817f28b7b67bd062133 /feed/2021/02/28/police-charge-47-out-of-the-55-arrested-last-month-during-a-mass-raid-with-the-charge-of-subversion-the-charged-inclu Police charge 47 out of the 55 arrested last month during a mass raid with the charge of "subversion". The charged include Professor Benny Tai, former legislator James To, activist and district councillor Lester Shum and League of Social Democrats politicians and activists Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham, who was particularly defiant in court. 1614560777 2021-02-28 4933135e5571cf39c62cc9f2e75e6b44f5b677a6 /feed/2021/02/28/hong-kong-police-charge-47-out-of-the-55-arrested-last-month-during-a-mass-raid-with-the-charge-of-subversion-the-cha Hong Kong Police charge 47 out of the 55 arrested last month during a mass raid with the charge of "subversion". The charged include Professor Benny Tai, former legislator James To, activist and district councilor Lester Shum and League of Social Democrats politicians and activists Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham, who was particularly defiant in court. 1614517583 2021-02-28 a2d0619cbd95afadf4ce9abf82237caeb27591aa 36 Hong Kong national security law Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2021/02/28/police-charge-47-out-of-the-55-arrested-last-month-during-a-mass-raid-with-subversion-those-charged-include-professor Police charge 47 out of the 55 arrested last month during a mass raid with "subversion". Those charged include Professor Benny Tai, former legislator James To, activist and district councilor Lester Shum and League of Social Democrats politicians and activists Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham, who was particularly defiant in court. 2020-09-18 62b8df840c191cd80d1e340162350d494ab195eb 28 Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2020/09/18/on-two-different-rulings-the-hong-kong-high-court-rules-in-favor-of-a-gay-homeowner-seeking-inheritance-equality-from-h On two different rulings, the Hong Kong High Court rules in favor of a gay homeowner seeking inheritance equality from his partner but refuses to recognize the foreign-registered same-sex marriage of pro-democracy activist and convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham. Group Hong Kong Marriage Equality (HKME) welcomes the first ruling while Sham condemns his case outcome. 2020-09-6 343e71d2901522c051fa8e30edd7ed77c0969788 33 Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2020/09/6/at-least-90-people-are-arrested-in-protests-against-the-postponement-of-the-2020-hong-kong-legislative-election-among-t At least 90 people are arrested in protests against the postponement of the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election. Among the arrested are vice-convener of the Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan as well as League of Social Democrats (LSD) Leung Kwok-hung and Raphael Wong. Three other members of the LSD are fined for breaching a social gathering cap: Tsang Kin-shing, Jimmy Sham and Chan Po-ying. 2020-07-29 3087282291b8920b3fea00e20155846d1c3f54f3 38 Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2020/07/29/a-man-accused-of-attacking-pro-democracy-hong-kong-activist-and-convener-of-the-civil-human-rights-front-jimmy-sham-says A man accused of attacking pro-democracy Hong Kong activist and convener of the Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham says he was offered a HK$2 million bounty to "cripple" him in last year's attack. 2020-06-27 f4731aa993b370d3fead7bc96a13b1e6b0a15d1a 9 Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2020/06/27/police-in-hong-kong-ban-the-1-july-march-for-the-first-time-in-17-years-in-a-letter-of-objection-addressed-to-protest-o Police in Hong Kong ban the 1 July march for the first time in 17 years. In a letter of objection addressed to protest organizer and convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) Jimmy Sham, police cite "persisting social unrest" and vandalism. Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung rejects an appeal by the CHRF who have said they will appeal the ban. 2020-05-22 1fcc105dcc846c8a3c9079a443f4fb05cd050a2e 12 Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2020/05/22/hong-kong-executive-says-that-the-newly-proposed-security-law-will-not-hamper-judicial-independence-many-activists-cond Hong Kong executive says that the newly-proposed security law will not hamper judicial independence. Many activists condemn the move; the organizer of many of last year's protests and convener of the Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham says that the law is a "nuclear bomb" dropped by "the Chinese Communist Party" and calls for mass protests. Activist Joshua Wong also condemns the law and calls it a law "to silence Hongkongers". 2020-04-18 d47ddbe656bfb3ba1acd186abfdb0bf804d4b9a8 13 Civil Human Rights Front Jimmy Sham 2 /feed/2020/04/18/convener-of-the-civil-human-rights-front-of-hong-kong-jimmy-sham-warns-police-to-expect-more-resistance-than-ever-as Convener of the Civil Human Rights Front of Hong Kong, Jimmy Sham, warns police to expect "more resistance than ever" as veteran pro-democracy activists are arrested in a mass raid. Sham also says plans for a mass rally on July 1 are underway. /feed/2021/08/15/the-civil-human-rights-front-chrf-in-hong-kong-disbands-the-pro-democracy-group-had-been-under-pressure-from-the-gove Deutsche Welle 15 0687878c12e13624427773718ee5370a06f8e1b4 8 https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kongs-pro-democracy-protest-group-chrf-disbands/a-58869104 2021 The pro-democracy outfit has dissolved itself amid pressure from China. The CHRF has been in operation for almost two decades, famously setting up the annual July 1 protests. The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) in Hong Kong disbands. The pro-democracy group had been under pressure from the government for allegedly being internationally funded. Its leader Figo Chan and key member Jimmy Sham are both in prison, Chan for unlawful assembly and Sham awaiting trial for violation of the national security law.