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Beijing passes National Security Law amid fears

On: July 1, 2020

Hong Kong, July 1, 2020: The National People’s Congress Standing Committee, China’s highest legislative body, has passed a new national security law for Hong Kong amid grave human rights concerns raised by activists and residents. Religious communities in the city, as well as the US Commission on International Religious Freedom,Continue Reading

Hong Kong: Anti-security law strikes get little support

By: Matters India

On: June 21, 2020

In: International

Hong Kong, June 21, 2020: Pro-democracy labour unions and a student group in Hong Kong failed to garner enough support to hold strikes against looming national security legislation imposed by Beijing, in a blow for the Chinese-ruled city’s protest movement. After a year of often-violent unrest, anti-government demonstrations have lostContinue Reading