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Hong Kong Court Dismisses First Legal Challenge To New National Security Law

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Hong Kong Court Dismisses First Legal Challenge To New National Security Law

Hong Kong: A senior Hong Kong judge sided with the government on Friday and dismissed the first legal challenge to the city’s newly enacted national security law, which had been brought by a jailed protester. Ma Chun-man — known as “Captain America 2.0” for carrying a replica of the Marvel superhero’s shield during democracy rallies…

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Catholic confessions to remain secret under Hong Kong security law: diocese

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Catholic confessions to remain secret under Hong Kong security law: diocese

Around 390,000 of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million people are Catholic. File. | Photo Credit: AFP The Catholic Church in Hong Kong said on March 15 that confessions by devotees to priests would remain confidential under the city’s upcoming national security law. Hong Kong is fast-tracking a homegrown national security law, following the one Beijing imposed…

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