Hong Kong police arrest dozens of pro-democracy activists for “subversion”
Acting under a national security law imposed by China last year, Hong Kong police arrested 53 pro-democracy activists Wednesday, citing “subversion” for participation in unofficial election primaries, the Associated Press reports. Former Hong Kong lawmakers were among those arrested.
Wednesday’s large-scale arrests operation constitutes the most substantial action taken by Beijing against Hong Kong’s democracy movement since China’s imposition of the national security law in June, AP reports. The law was instituted to crush the widespread pro-democracy protests that gripped Hong Kong in 2019-2020....