China using cases against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists to stifle dissent ANI | Updated: May 29, 2021 18:26 IST Hong Kong, May 29 (ANI): The Chinese government is using cases against Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists to subdue political opposition and contain the dissent that fueled the 2019 protests. In a report, the New York Times said activists, academics and others are increasingly wary of speaking to the foreign news media in Hong Kong. The authorities in the city have been aided in their crackdown by both the security law and more assertive use of what was already on the books. Recently, Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders were sentenced to jail for violation of the National Security Law.