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Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release

Mar. 26, 2024 08:14 AM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signaling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists. ...

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve security law giving government more power to curb dissent

Mar. 20, 2024 01:46 AM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. The legislature passed...

How will a new national security law affect different walks of life in Hong Kong?

Mar. 19, 2024 20:54 PM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — As Hong Kong passed a new national security law, the city that evolved from a swampy fishing village to a financial center embarked on another transformation, one that may redefine its role on the world stage and the liberties of its citizens. For the government...

Hong Kong's new national security bill includes stiff penalties and more power to suppress dissent

Mar. 08, 2024 22:32 PM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong unveiled a proposed law that threatens life imprisonment for residents who “endanger national security" on Friday, deepening worries about erosion of the city’s freedoms four years after Beijing imposed a similar law that all but wiped out public dissent. ...

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent

Jan. 30, 2024 19:43 PM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong began public consultation on a local National Security Law on Tuesday, more than three years after Beijing imposed a similar law that has all but wiped out dissent in the semi-autonomous city. The new law could expand the government's ability to prosecute...