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'There is no freedom of association' - former union leader [LabourStart Podcasts]  ActNOW!  2026-10-01

Migrant domestic workers demand 21% wage hike to HK$6,172, reject calls for pay freeze [The Free Press] 2026-09-27

NUPGE opposes the conviction and sentencing of Lee Cheuk-yan [NUPGE]  ActNOW!  2026-09-12

LabourStart launches international campaign calling for the release of trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan [Salidarnast]  ActNOW!  2026-09-11

NUPGE opposes the conviction and sentencing of Lee Cheuk-yan [NUPGE]  ActNOW!  2026-09-11

ITUC condemns seven-year sentence for Lee Cheuk-yan [ITUC]  ActNOW!  2026-09-11

Free Lee Cheuk-yan now! Support the online campaign [LabourStart]  ActNOW!  2026-09-11

Wall Street Journal publisher convicted in Hong Kong of deterring reporter from union role [The Guardian] 2026-09-10

IFJ stands in solidarity with sacked Hong Kong union leader [IFJ] 2026-09-10

Statement on the conviction of Lee Cheuk-yan [ITUC] 2026-09-02

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'There is no freedom of association' - former union leader  ActNOW!  2026-10-01 [LabourStart Podcasts]

Migrant domestic workers demand 21% wage hike to HK$6,172, reject calls for pay freeze 2026-09-27 [The Free Press]

NUPGE opposes the conviction and sentencing of Lee Cheuk-yan  ActNOW!  2026-09-12 [NUPGE]

LabourStart launches international campaign calling for the release of trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan  ActNOW!  2026-09-11 [Salidarnast]

HK Labour Rights Monitor Condemns Hong Kong Alliance Sentences International Community Must Not Stay Silent on CCP Repression  ActNOW!  2026-09-11 [HK Labour Rights Monitor]

NUPGE opposes the conviction and sentencing of Lee Cheuk-yan  ActNOW!  2026-09-11 [NUPGE]

ITUC condemns seven-year sentence for Lee Cheuk-yan  ActNOW!  2026-09-11 [ITUC]

Journalist and union leader Selina Cheng secures court conviction against Dow Jones 2026-09-11 [IFJ]

Statement on Sentencing of Chow, Lee and Ho  ActNOW!  2026-09-11 [TADC]

Free Lee Cheuk-yan now! Support the online campaign  ActNOW!  2026-09-11 [LabourStart]

Wall Street Journal publisher convicted in Hong Kong of deterring reporter from union role 2026-09-10 [The Guardian]

IFJ stands in solidarity with sacked Hong Kong union leader 2026-09-10 [IFJ]

The Street Fighter, in Loving Memory of Apo Leong 2026-09-09 [Asian Labour Review]

Statement on the conviction of Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-09-02 [ITUC]

Workers in China worry over losing jobs to AI 2026-08-30 [NW AR Democrat Gazette]

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

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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

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

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]

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

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