US EditionHong Kong’s Security Net Extends Beyond Arrests as Small Businesses Pressured
- Since the law's June 2020 enactment, Hong Kong courts have denied bail in nearly 90% of 255 NSL cases, resulting in an average detention of 11 months.
- Hongkongers face severe restrictions as civil society is dismantled and freedoms of expression, assembly, and association are sharply limited, with a restaurant owner fearing one wrong move could cost jobs.
- On its fifth anniversary, Amnesty International calls on foreign governments to pressure Hong Kong and China to revoke the national security law and halt its enforcement immediately.
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Hong Kong's security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured
It’s been years since Hong Kong’s mass arrests of activists devastated its pro-democracy activism. But a crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city is still expanding, hitting restaurants, bookstores and other small businesses.
Hong Kong: National Security Law analysis shows vast majority unjustly arrested
More than 80% of people convicted under Hong Kong’s National Security Law (NSL) have been wrongly criminalized and should never have been charged in the first place, according to new research by Amnesty International published on the fifth anniversary of the law being enacted.The organization’s analysis of 255 individuals targeted under national security legislation in Hong Kong since 30 June 2020 also showed that bail was denied in almost 90% o…
Explainer: How national security permeates Hong Kong bureaucracy, 5 years after law enacted
Five years since the Beijing-imposed legislation came into effect in Hong Kong, national security terms have become increasingly common in official guidelines, permit applications, and licences issued by government departments and semi-official bodies. Most recently, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) notified businesses of new national security clauses under the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance. China’s national …
They Demanded Democracy. Years Later, They Are Still Paying the Price. – Monkey Viral
Thousands of young people lost careers, friends and dreams after taking part in mass antigovernment protests that erupted six years ago in Hong Kong. Source link Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
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