Hong Kong University Axes Support For Student Union Amid Crackdown


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A photo exhibition at Chinese University of Hong Kong shows scenes from a 2019 siege of the campus by police during pro-democracy protests, Nov. 14, 2020. AFP Amid a city-wide crackdown on all forms of peaceful dissent, students at Hong Kong's universities are fighting a rearguard action over freedom of speech after the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) withdrew recognition for the student union.Thousands of staff, students, and alumni signed an online petition on Friday supporting the union, Syzygia, following the announcement, with the petition garnering nearly 6,000 signatures by close of business on Friday."We are deeply regretful and...