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London (AFP) Feb 29, 2024 - The United States and Britain on Wednesday criticized the Hong Kong government over a proposed new national security law, saying it would curtail freedoms in the finance hub.

The United States has expressed concern over a new Hong Kong national security law. "The United States is closely monitoring Hong Kong's development of national security legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law and its implications for U.

Worldwide, authoritarian governments are trying to curb the clout of their countries' Supreme Courts. As far-right populists gain ground in Germany, lawyers now want to protect this bastion of democracy.

Hong Kong: Govt rejects biased remarks

Global tech giants should speak out against attempts to control internet intermediaries and use national security laws as a pretext for censorship and surveillance in Hong Kong. 

Rest of World News: The United States and Britain on Wednesday criticised the Hong Kong government over a proposed new national security law, saying it would curtail free

Acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman called to permanently fill the top justice position.

As Hong Kong moves toward enacting a new national security law, four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that all but wiped out dissent and vocal pro-democracy media in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, concerns are spreading among the city's international business and media communities. Critics say the legislation will make Hong Kong’s legal system increasingly similar to that of mainland China, but the government argues it will affect only a “small minority” of...

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If Article 23 goes ahead in its proposed form, the free world should be prepared to act