Hong Kong: Beijing Dismantles a Free Society

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The slogan in Chinese on the flag, “Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times,” was a common chant during the 2019 protests. But since the imposition of the National Security Law, Hong Kong authorities have prohibited both the chant and pro-democracy protests have been prohibited in Hong Kong. The group that has long organized peaceful marches, Civil Human Rights Front, is also no longer functioning and its convenor has been in custody since. © 2019 Danish Siddiqui/Reuters (New York) – The Chinese government has systematically dismantled human rights in Hong…

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