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Lee Cheuk-yan Faces Sentencing After Decades of Fighting for Workers and Democracy

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/ China UN experts and international trade unions call for the immediate release of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung [HKLRM] 29-08-2026


/ China Lee Cheuk-yan Faces Sentencing After Decades of Fighting for Workers and Democracy [HKLRM] 29-08-2026


/ China ITUC denounces guilty verdict against trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan [ITUC] 24-08-2026


/ China Union leader Lee Cheuk-yan found guilty of national security charges [Al Jazeera] 21-08-2026


/ Global Global Trade Unions Rally to Demand Release of Hong Kong Activist Lee Cheuk-yan [HKLRM] 20-08-2026



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China Lee Cheuk-yan Faces Sentencing After Decades of Fighting for Workers and Democracy 2026-08-29 [HKLRM]

China UN experts and international trade unions call for the immediate release of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung 2026-08-29 [HKLRM]

Pro-Beijing union coalition urges Hongkong Post to reverse halt on permanent contracts 2026-08-24 [The Free Press]

China ITUC denounces guilty verdict against trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-08-24 [ITUC]

China Union leader Lee Cheuk-yan found guilty of national security charges 2026-08-21 [Al Jazeera]

Hong Kong Belarusian independent trade unions call for an end to the persecution of Hong Kong trade union activists 2026-08-21 [salidarnast.info]

Global Global Trade Unions Rally to Demand Release of Hong Kong Activist Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-08-20 [HKLRM]

Global Hong Kong authorities deny registration to independent unions For more info 2026-08-01 [The Labour Pulse]

China IFJ calls for independent review of practices at BBC Hong Kong bureau 2026-07-28 [IFJ]

Asia Hong Kong Probes Alleged Surrogacy Recruitment of Filipino Domestic Workers For more info 2026-07-11 [The Labour Pulse]

Wage protection fund strained as business closures soar while suspected abuse goes unpunished 2026-07-04 [HKLRM]

Indonesia What they carry: The unseen burdens of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong 2026-06-16 [The Free Press]

Court upholds veteran journalist’s conviction for obstructing police 2026-06-01 [The Free Press]

China Lee Cheuk-yan: Critical moment for rights and freedoms in Hong Kong as trial concludes 2026-05-25 [ITUC]

UK Labour Rights Monitor Welcomes Guilty Verdict in London HKETO Espionage Case 2026-05-13 [HKLRM]

Press Union Hits Out at “Tax Harassment” After Sudden $730,000 Bill 2026-05-08 [HKLRM]

Press Union Lambasted by Security Bureau Following Reports of Journalist Stalking 2026-04-19 [HKLRM]

Evidence-Based Advocacy Brings New Gains for Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong 2026-04-12 [IDWF]

China The Shrinking Space for Labor: Hong Kong’s Trade Unions Face “Chilling Effect” Under National Security Overhaul 2026-04-04 [HKLRM]

China Lee Cheuk-yan: “I have no hostility in my heart, only love. I hope the people can obtain the rights and happiness they deserve” 2026-03-24 [ITUC]

Lee Cheuk-yan tells court: Tiananmen shaped “a lifelong commitment” to democracy and workers’ rights 2026-03-22 [HKLRM]

China UN Experts Call on China to Release Hong Kong Activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung After Over 50 Months in Pre-Trial Detention 2026-03-16 [HKLRM]

Journalists face ‘precarious’ future after Jimmy Lai jailed 2026-02-17 [The Free Press]

Hong Kong NUJ condemns sentencing of Jimmy Lai 2026-02-11 [NUJ]

China Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison 2026-02-11 [IFJ]

Trial Opens for Hong Kong Alliance Over National Security Charges 2026-01-27 [HKLRM]

China Statement of the Council of Global Unions on the trial of Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-01-22 [ITUC]

Global Statement of the Council of Global Unions on the Trial of Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-01-21 [UNI Global Union]

Global Free union leader Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-01-21 [IFJ]

Journalists’ Union Leader Fired for Union Role 2025-12-27 [HKLRM]

Press union head denies money was ‘primary motivation’ for suing former employer Wall St Journal 2025-12-27 [The Free Press]

Tai Po fire: Domestic workers pick up the pieces amid emotional trauma, job loss 2025-12-27 [The Free Press]

Authorities summon foreign media after deadly high-rise blaze 2025-12-16 [IFJ]

Global Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan must be released immediately 2025-12-11 [IFJ]

Global Hong Kong Should Immediately Release Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-12-11 [ITF]

Global International Human Rights Day: Free Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-12-10 [ITUC]

China 60 seconds on ... Lee Cheuk-yan, jailed leader of Hong Kong's trade union movement 2025-12-08 [LabourStart podcasts]

Free Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-12-07 [CALRMM]

Nine Indonesian domestic helpers who died in Wang Fuk Court fire were families’ sole breadwinners 2025-12-05 [Dimsum Daily]

FDW Heroes of Wang Fuk Court Blaze Now Face Job Loss and Homelessness 2025-12-04 [HKLRM]

Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Hong Kong fire 2025-12-02 [PhilStar]

Migrant domestic workers seek support, solace after Tai Po inferno 2025-12-02 [The Free Press]

U.S. Warns: Hong Kong Failing to Protect Migrant Domestic Workers 2025-12-01 [HKLRM]

Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire 2025-11-30 [The Times]

Hong Kong FBU responds to Hong Kong apartment blocks fire 2025-11-26 [FBU]

Global Free Lee Cheuk-yan 2025-11-26 [ITUC]

The Abusive Treatment of Workers with Disabilities in McDonald’s Hong Kong 2025-11-11 [IUF Asia/Pacific]

China Alliance Case | Chow Hang-tung Questions: When Did Words Become a Crime? 2025-11-09 [HKLRM]

China Lee Cheuk-yan & Chow Hang-tung: 1,500 Days Jailed Without Trial 2025-10-26 [HKLRM]

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