National Security

Hong Kong: How life has changed under the national security law

On 30 June 2020, China introduced the National Security Law (NSL) in Hong Kong in response to massive pro-democracy protests that had swept through the city the previous year. The controversial law reduces Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy and makes it easier to punish demonstrators and activists. It criminalises secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces […]

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National Security Law in Hong Kong: press freedom in grave danger after a year of endless attacks

The National Security Law imposed by Beijing just a year ago has been used to justify multiple abuses in Hong Kong, including the detention of journalists and the shutdown of Apple Daily newspaper. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on democracies to step up pressure on the Chinese regime to prevent it from dismantling what remains

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