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Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a security law which opponents say is aimed at quashing dissent in the former British colony.
Print this article Party members of the pro-democracy camp attend a news conference after over 50 Hong Kong activists were arrested in Hong Kong, China January 6, 2021. (Lam Yik/Reuters) Hong Kong police arrested 53 pro-democracy officials and activists on Wednesday, in the largest crackdown on opposition figures since China implemented new national security laws on the territory in May. The national security laws form part of China’s attempt to exert greater authority over Hong Kong, a former British colony that retained autonomy from the mainland since the U.K. relin...
Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in dawn raids on democracy activists on Wednesday in the biggest crackdown since China last year imposed a security law which opponents say is aimed at quashing dissent in the former British colony.
Hong Kong police arrested 53 people in raids on democracy activists on Wednesday (Jan 6), with authorities saying an unofficial vote to choose ...
Hong Kong arrests 53 democracy advocates in raids January 6, 2021 Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested 53 people in raids targeting elected pro-democracy officials and activists over their roles in last year's unofficial vote to choose opposition candidates in city elections. Authorities said the vote was part of a plan to "overthrow" the government in the semi-autonomous, China-ruled former British colony. The arrests amounted to the biggest roundup of democracy advocates yet under a new national security law Beijing imposed to discourage dissent. Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee ...