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Hong Kong

Opposition Erased

The decision to dissolve the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, its largest opposition grouping, is stark confirmation of the city’s shifting political landscape.

Democracy Dismantled

The sentencing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong under its controversial National Security Law signifies a turning point in the former British colony’s political and legal history.

Freedom snuffed

The judge set bail at HK$10 million ~ no small amount ~ and laid down the further condition that Lai could not use social media.

Goliath strikes

They were left with no option because to crack down on protests, Beijing used the world’s preoccupation with the virus that had originated in China to enact a tough new security law.

Last nail

Hong Kong had last year faced months of protests by those who seek greater freedoms, but the movement was sought to be stifled, first, by harsh police measures and, when they appeared to be failing, through a new security law that criminalised “secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces.”