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Hong Kong Police Arrest 53 Opposition Activists Under New Security Law January 06, 2021 American lawyer John Clancey walks out of a building as he is taken away by police officers in Hong Kong, China January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:05:42 0:00 Hong Kong police arrested 53 democracy activists Wednesday on charges related to a new national security law. The move appears to be the biggest crackdown yet using the law passed by the government in Beijing. Critics say it is meant to silence dissent in the former British territory. The rai...

Mint Lite | Grammy Awards, Hong Kong crackdown, WHO, veganism & more The Recording Academy has announced that it is scheduling the Grammy Awards ceremony to March 14, from its planned January 31 date, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. (Photo: AP) Share Via Read Full Story Music lovers may have to wait a little bit longer to enjoy the year’s best. The Recording Academy has announced that it is scheduling the Grammy Awards ceremony to March 14, from its planned January 31 date, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The surges of covid-19 cases in Los Angeles p...

HK crackdown escalates after 53 are arrested ‘SHOCKED’: The Mainland Affairs Council in Taipei said that Hong Kong had changed from being the ‘pearl of the Orient’ to the ‘purgatory of the Orient’ AFP, HONG KONG China’s crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically yesterday, with police arresting 53 democracy advocates in the largest operation since a new National Security Law was imposed on the territory. The arrests were the latest salvo in Beijing’s battle to stamp out dissent in the territory after millions took to the streets i...

On August 7, Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong, Wang Zhimin, called the protests a “life and death war” and compared them to the “color revolutions,” such as those that toppled governments in Ukraine and Georgia. Coming a week after Hong Kong police charged 44 people with rioting and days after strikes paralyzed parts of the city, the comments are the latest salvo in an intensifying dispute between Hong Kong protesters and their government. Over the last few months, millions of Hongkongers have taken to the streets—some calling for more democracy, or the shelving of a controvers...

news You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience. Hong Kong security chief says fugitive ex-lawmaker ‘hypocritical and cowardly’, freezing of bank accounts not tied to jumping bail Lilian Cheng lilian.cheng@scmp.com © SCMP Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui announced he would remain in Britain on December 3 while out on bail. Photo: Winson Wong Hong Kong's security minister on Wednesday slammed self-exiled former lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung as "shameless, hypocritical and cowardly" for jumping bail, while insisting th...