WASHINGTON, D.C.: An overseas activist wanted by Hong Kong on Friday decried bounties offered for information on her and four colleagues, calling it part of China s campaign to intimidate critics and silence dissent.
HONG KONG Hong Kong police on Thursday (Dec 14) added five more overseas-based activists to a list of wanted people, offering bounties for information leading to their arrest in a continuing crackdown on dissent under a China-imposed national security law. The move, which adds to a list of eight overseas activists deemed fugitives by authorities in July, triggered criticism.
(Bloomberg) Hong Kong police offered HK$1 million ($128,000) in rewards for information on five dissidents living overseas, stepping up its controversial use of bounties to chase pro-democracy activists in the name of national security.Most Read from BloombergRange Rovers Become Thief-Magnets, Causing Prices to TumbleOwner of the Philippines’ Largest Malls Says China Feud May Hurt BusinessesWall Street Traders Go All-In on Great Monetary Pivot of 2024US Approves New Kind of Nuclear Reactor fo