#national-security-law

#national-security-law

The New York Times is out with a long, interesting, piece on SDFL Judge Aileen M. Cannon by Schmidt and Savage.I won't call it a hit piece, but it is extremely negatively framed, and in some regards disingenuously so.For a news article, there is no way not to view it as a position piece."Aileen M. Cannon, the Federal District Court judge assigned to preside over former President Donald J. Trump's classified documents case, has scant experience running criminal trials, calling into question her readiness to handle what is likely to be an extraordinarily complex and high-profile courtroom clash.

A judge in Hong Kong on Monday postponed deciding on a petition to ban the online distribution of a popular pro-democracy protest song in a case that could further challenge how technology companies operate in the Chinese territory.After asking the government to be more specific about the breadth of its request, the judge set another hearing for July 21.

Lawyers for the Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has have requested an an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of his trial on national security charges.The 75-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily potentially faces a life term in one of the most high-profile cases by Hong Kong authorities as part of a crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement.

H ong Kong arrivals to London on the British National (Overseas) visa are facing discrimination when seeking employment and a place to live.The BN(O) visa is Britain's response to the imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, which led to the loss of the political rights and freedoms of millions.

UK net migration rose to a record 606,000 last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.Net migration is the difference between the number of people arriving in the UK, and the number leaving.The rise is driven by resettlement schemes for people leaving Ukraine and Hong Kong as well as overseas students.

A Foreign Office minister has met with the legal team of a detained Hong Kong media mogul, Downing Street has confirmed.Anne-Marie Trevelyan, minister for Asia, met on Tuesday with Jimmy Lai's representatives to discuss the dual-national's situation.It comes after lawyers for the jailed Hong Kong newspaper publisher asked for an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, with his team keen for Britain to step in.