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Police stand guard outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts building, as the Hong Kong court convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case on May 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Hong Kong court on May 30 convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law…
The story so far: Hong Kong’s new security law has drawn widespread criticism from several Western countries, the United Nations and human rights groups, which contend that the “rushed” legislation will further threaten freedom and empower the government to suppress dissent in the financial hub. Hong Kong lawmakers fast-tracked the “Safeguarding National Security Bill,” unanimously passing…
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