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View all search resultsHong-Kong-activist
World 5 years ago
Explainer: What you need to know about Hong Kong's national security law
Early assessments of the law, whose content was kept secret until it took effect, suggest that some elements are stronger than many feared, both in scope and penalties. The crimes of secession, subversion of state power, terrorism and colluding with foreign countries and external elements will face penalties of up to life in prison.
World 5 years ago
China passes sweeping HK security law, heralding authoritarian era
Beijing on Tuesday unveiled new national security laws for Hong Kong that will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more authoritarian era for China's freest city.
World 5 years ago
Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws
Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people on Sunday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government.
World 5 years ago
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong says he will be 'prime target' of new security law
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong believes he will be a "prime target" of Beijing's move to impose national security legislation on the Chinese-ruled city that critics say will crush its much coveted freedoms.
World 5 years ago
Group of 86 NGOs issue letter calling for scrapping of planned Hong Kong security law
A group of 86 non-government organizations issued a joint letter on Wednesday asking Chinese authorities to scrap plans to introduce national security legislation in Hong Kong, saying it threatens basic rights and freedoms.
World 5 years ago
HK chief says opponents of security law are 'enemy of the people'
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged opponents of Beijing's plan to impose national security legislation in the financial hub to stop "smearing" the effort, saying those who did were "the enemy of the people".
World 5 years ago
Hong Kong security law will not be retroactive: Chinese official
Hong Kong's national security legislation will not punish people retroactively, a senior Chinese official said on Monday, touching on a key question raised by local residents, diplomats and foreign investors over the controversial law.
World 5 years ago
Hong Kong police arrest 53 during fresh pro-democracy protests
Hong Kong police arrested 53 people during protests on Tuesday evening that saw hundreds of activists take to the streets, at times blocking roads in the heart of the global financial hub, before police fired pepper spray to disperse crowds.
