While the world is staring at the Covid-19, Beijing is tightening the screw in Hong Kong. Fourteen arrests and a questioning of his " mini-constitution ", which so far guaranteed him relative freedom compared to Beijing: the results in Hong Kong are heavy this weekend for the pro-democracy camp.
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Hong Kong police arrested 14 people, activists and political figures, on Saturday in connection with a series of protests deemed illegal last year that shook local government authority and openly challenged the Chinese Communist Party. . Among them are the parliamentary pro-democracy Claudia Mo, the famous press boss, Jimmy Lai, 71, or Margaret Ng, human rights lawyer and former MP. Most were released on Sunday pending a May 19 trial.
All had taken a public stand against a bill tabled by the local government last June providing for extradition
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