An American lawyer was arrested and detained in early-morning raids in Hong Kong, as the city carries out its biggest crackdown on pro-democracy activists under China's severe security law


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An American lawyer was among the dozens of people arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday in a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement. John Clancey appears to be the first foreigner without dual citizenship to be arrested and detained under a draconian national security law imposed by China last June. Clancey is treasurer of Power for Democracy, an organisation that planned a primary for pro-democracy candidates in July, but which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. At least 53 people, including Clancey, were arrested on Wednesday. All of them were connected to the primary election. Visit Business Insider’s An...