Hong Kong Democracy Advocates Charged Under National Security Law


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By Matthew S. Schwartz • 12 minutes ago Mike Lam King-nam, who participated in the 2020 pro-democracy primary elections, gives a hug to his wife ahead of reporting to police on Sunday in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan / Getty Images Originally 28, 2021 7:39 pm The Hong Kong government charged 47 democracy advocates Sunday with violating a national security law that prohibits "conspiracy to commit subversion." The activists were among a group of more than 50 people arrested in January for organizing and taking part in a primary election last July. The mass arrests last month were the most extensive...