US EditionHong Kong's last active pro-democracy group says it will disband amid security crackdown
- The League of Social Democrats, Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy party, announced its disbandment on Sunday amid growing political pressure.
- The disbandment follows a five-year crackdown after Beijing imposed national security laws in 2020 and the passage of Article 23 laws in 2024.
- Founded in 2006 as a radical wing, the party was known for street protests and suffered arrests of leaders like Leung Kwok-hung and Jimmy Sham.
- Chairperson Chan Po-ying said they were 'left with no choice' and expressed pride in contributing to Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement despite shrinking freedoms.
- The disbandment leaves Hong Kong without a formal pro-democracy opposition willing to hold street protests amid continued government insistence on stability measures.
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The last Hong Kong pro-democracy party that held street protests disbands
Hong Kong pro-democracy political party League of Social Democrats announced on Sunday it had disbanded due to immense political pressure, the latest casualty in a years-long crackdown that has already quieted much of the city’s once-vocal opposition.
The opposition Social Democratic League (LSD) party in Hong Kong has dissolved itself. LSD says it has no other choice due to "huge political pressure". The party says it was the last activist group to demonstrate against the government, setting up stalls on the streets. Party leader Chan Po-ying did not comment on the political pressure the party experienced. He did say he was proud of the party's contribution to the pro-democracy movement in H…
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