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China's chokehold: Hong Kong passes new law to 'crush dissent'

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Hong Kong has passed a new national security law to quash dissent, with severe penalties including life imprisonment. The legislature passed the Safeguarding National Security Bill during a special session that lasted Tuesday. It comes on top of a similar law imposed by Beijing four years ago, which has already largely silenced opposition voices in the financial hub.
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Hong Kong Passes , New Security Law. On March 19, lawmakers in Hong Kong unanimously passed Article 32. The national security bill "punishes treason, sabotage, sedition, the theft of state secrets and espionage with up to life imprisonment," Reuters reports. . The legislation will go into...

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