Two of the missing Hong Kong booksellers mysteriously surface in China
New developments have emerged in the mystery of the five missing Hong Kong booksellers, as two of the men in question have apparently appeared in mainland China: Gui Minhai, owner of Mighty… Read more »
British foreign secretary steps in over missing Hong Kong booksellers
On Monday we reported that a fifth bookseller had gone missing in Hong Kong in what appears to be a move by the Chinese government to silence dissenting voices in… Read more »
Fifth employee connected to Hong Kong bookstore goes missing
When we first wrote about the four Hong Kong bookstore employees that went missing in November, there was immediate media speculation that the men had been detained by the Chinese government due… Read more »
Four employees of a Hong Kong publisher known for criticizing Chinese regime are missing
MobyLives has previously written about the challenges faced by publishers and booksellers located in—and friendly with—Hong Kong: everything from decade-long prison sentences, retaliation from distributors, and mainland censorship of any books (even seemingly innocuous… Read more »
Is a Chinese book giant “indirectly murdering the whole publishing industry”?
Since MobyLives last covered the Occupy Central protests in Hong Kong, which ended in December, the Chinese government has been criticized for their overreach in suppressing and censoring authors and educators.… Read more »