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Hong Kong

International outcry after 47 Hong Kong democrats arrested

News: Hong Kong

The Pillar
Mar 01, 2021
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A crowd of hundreds, including Cardinal Joseph Zen, gathered outside West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court in Hong Kong Monday morning. They were demonstrating ahead of a hearing for 47 pro-democracy activists who have been charged under the new National Security Law brought into force last year.

The 47 activists were formally charged on Sunday and spent the n…

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