Dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists held in dawn raids


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World / Asia Dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists held in dawn raids Arrests are the biggest crackdown yet under Beijing’s new security law 06 January 2021 - 08:06 Yanni Chow and Yoyo Chow Picture: REUTERS/TYRONE SIU Hong Kong — Police arrested dozens of leading democratic activists in Hong Kong on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the city's controversial security law in the biggest crackdown yet against the opposition camp since Beijing imposed the law in 2020. The dawn swoop of the most prominent pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong was tied to an unofficial, independently organised vote in July 2020...