Over 50 Hong Kong democracy activists arrested under national security law-media


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By Yanni Chow and Yoyo Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) - Over 50 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the city's national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown yet against the opposition camp under the contentious new legislation. Police also arrived at the offices of pro-democracy online media outlet Stand News, according to live footage on its website. A Stand News reporter said police had asked the editor-in-chief to sign documents related to a national security investigation. She said the media group would consult lawyers. The dawn sweep of some of the...