China strips license from second lawyer for Hong Kong activists
Thousands of Hong Kong residents have fled the territory since Beijing s imposition of a tough new security law that some say is destroying the territory s Western-style civil liberties.
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TAIPEI: A second Chinese lawyer who represented a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was stripped of his license on Tuesday as Beijing attempts to crush opposition to its tighter control over the territory.
Ren Quanniu, who represented one of 12 Hong Kong activists who tried to flee to Taiwan, said he had his license revoked by the Henan Provincial Justice Department.
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