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Pro-democracy figures reportedly arrested in Hong Kong under sweeping national security law Tal Axelrod © Getty Pro-democracy figures reportedly arrested in Hong Kong under sweeping national security law Dozens of opposition figures, including activists and former lawmakers, were reportedly arrested in Hong Kong Wednesday morning local time under Beijing s new sweeping national security law, ac The detentions mark the broadest use of the law since it was imposed by mainland China in 2020, which permits Beijing to operate its security services in the historically autonomous territory and could hand down harsh punishments for vague crimes regarding secession, subversion and terrorist activities. The arrests appeared to target lawmakers who ran in July primary elections in Hong Kong before the general legislative races that took place in September. Multiple lawmakers were disqualified by Beijing from running in that primary, which were delayed due to the corona

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