Hong Kong: Article 23 law used to ‘normalize’ repression one year since enactment

By Amnesty International

Just one year after its passage, Hong Kong’s Article 23 law has further squeezed people’s freedoms and enabled authorities to intensify their crackdown on peaceful activism in the city and beyond, Amnesty International said. “Over the past year, Article 23 has been used to entrench a ‘new normal’ of systematic repression of dissent, criminalizing peaceful […] The post Hong Kong: Article 23 law used to ‘normalize’ repression one year since enactment appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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