Germany grants asylum to democracy protestor who fled Hong Kong

Germany has granted asylum to a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who fled after being arrested in relation to last yearࢀ™s mass protests. The 22-year-old university student, who has not been named, was held by the Chinese authorities on suspicion of rioting and faced up to ten years in prison. She is the first person to be granted asylum by Germany in connection with the democracy protests which gripped the city for much of 2019. Hong Kong police have arrested more than 10,000 people in connection with ongoing democracy protests in the city, including the elderly and children as young as…