Under Hong Kong's New National Security Law, Authorities Arrest Top Pro-Democracy Activists
Under Hong Kong's New National Security Law, Authorities Arrest Top Pro-Democracy Activists December 17, 2020 | By Heath Sloane Introduction In recent weeks, Hong Kong authorities have conducted sweeping arrests of high-profile activists for alleged breaches of the country's new National Security Law. In the latest blow to the city's pro-democracy movement, veteran activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam were sentenced to extended prison time, while media mogul Jimmy Lai was formally charged with "colluding with foreign forces."[1] As Beijing cracks down on political dissent and medi...
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