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Benny Tai articles

Benny Tai Apr 2018Benny Tai Yiu-ting is an associate professor of law at the University of Hong Kong. He initiated the Occupy Central Movement with Love and Peace campaign in January 2013, demanding universal suffrage by "international standards" for the 2017 Chief Executive election and 2020 Legislative Council Elections. Tai is the target of attacks by the pro-Beijing camp, and even received death threats.

DC Author Benny Tai Interview, On Trial in Hong Kong Monday

by Benny Tai - November 14, 2018

DC Author Benny Tai Interview

Despite his trial on Monday in Hong Kong, Benny Tai was kind enough to answer some questions written by DC Founder and Editor-in-Chief Adrian Tawfik to help inform our readers about what lies ahead.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Asia, China, DC News, Hong Kong, Political Dissidents

URGENT: DC Author and Hong Kong Protest Leader Facing Jail

by Benny Tai - November 8, 2018

Hong Kong Protest Leader Facing Jail

Democracy Chronicles author Benny Tai emailed asking that we do our best to share this call for help. Benny and his friends will stand trial in Hong Kong on November 19.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Asia, China, DC News, Hong Kong, Political Dissidents

Political Infiltration at the Hong Kong University Council

by Benny Tai - January 2, 2016

Political Infiltration at the Hong Kong University Council

I write not as an application for review by the HKU council. I have reasonable suspicion that the council has been politically infiltrated. I believe any request to review its own politically tainted decisions will not receive any impartial and fair treatment by the council.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Asia, China, Democracy Protests, Education, Hong Kong, Occupy Wall Street

An Essay That Changes Hong Kong

by Benny Tai - November 7, 2015

Changes Hong Kong

All of a sudden, the idea of civil disobedience springs up. The thought of coercion by protest is then transformed. It now becomes an awakening movement in which participants are willing to shoulder any legal responsibility out of the spirit of self-sacrifice.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Asia, China, Democracy Protests, Hong Kong, Occupy Wall Street

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