Since the Chinese Communist Party took control of Hong Kong with the 2019 national security law, Hong Kongers’ civil liberties have been under assault. Freedom of religious belief and conscience are central to a free society and are interconnected with the rights of assembly, association, and speech. Unlike mainland China, where the party openly and severely persecutes the practice of religion, Hong Kong has so far maintained freedom of worship. Yet these rights are increasingly uncertain in an environment where liberty itself is not guaranteed.
Please join Hudson Institute’s China Center for an expert panel with Benedict Rogers, cofounder and chief executive of Hong Kong Watch, to discuss his latest report on the impending threats to freedom of religion or belief in Hong Kong.
About the Report
Sell Out My Soul: The Impending Threats to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Hong Kong analyzes the growing challenges to freedom of religion or belief on the once-free island as defined by Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It highlights concerning trends such as self-censorship and surveillance in places of worship, the impact of the draconian national security law on religious believers and faith-based schools, and Beijing’s campaign to ‘Sinicize’ religion. The report is an early warning signal and a call to the international community to monitor threats to freedom of religion or belief in Hong Kong.
Please join Hudson Institute for a fireside chat with Senior Fellow and Keystone Defense Initiative Director Rebeccah Heinrichs and John Spencer, chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point and co-director of the Urban Warfare Project.
Join Hudson Institute and the Ben Franklin Fellowship for a two-panel discussion examining US policy as it confronts the crisis of terror in Nigeria.
Join Hudson Institute's Center for the Economics of the Internet for a keynote address given by Tricia Paoletta on the Trump administration's progress in managing and reallocating the electromagnetic radio frequency spectrum from the federal domain.
Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth.
