Over 50 Hong Kong Activists Arrested for Breaching Security Law, Local Media Reports
The arrests in the Asian financial hub included well-known democratic figures and former lawmakers
The arrests in the Asian financial hub included well-known democratic figures and former lawmakers
Move comes amid a widening crackdown on dissent
Three ex-lawmakers among group detained for protest in July aimed at sweeping national security law approved by Beijing
Tong was among more than 300 demonstrators against the new law who were arrested by police on July 1
Lai has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing
Pro-democracy academics and teachers have been fired or warned for their political views
People between 16 and 21 were arrested under Beijing's new national security law for the formerly semi-autonomous region
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Police said 10 of those arrested had breached the new law for allegedly carrying independence signs and chanting independence slogans
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The law carries severe penalties for vaguely defined crimes against the state
Some two dozen Western countries, including Britain and the United States, have urged China to reconsider the security laws
New law, approved on eve of anniversary of Britain's 1997 handover of Hong Kong, extends Beijing's control into semi-autonomous financial hub
Hong Kongers fear law will spell end of city's freedoms and rule of law
Legislation still opposed by majority, but support for protests is down 7%, while opposition to them is up 6%
It's a blow for the Chinese-ruled city's protest movement
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US, Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, say new law ends city's basic freedoms established after handover from British rule in 1997