Hong Kong’s new security unit makes arrests over university protest
The arrest of eight people, including students and social workers, has heightened concern about an erosion of academic freedom in the city
Hong Kong — The Hong Kong police’s new national security unit made a series of arrests over a university protest in November, a case that has heightened the concern about an erosion of academic freedom in the Asian financial hub.
Eight males including students, social workers and local district councillors were arrested on Monday on allegations of participating in an unlawful assembly on November 19 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, police told a news conference later in the day. Three of them were also accused of chanting slogans, holding up banners or spray-painting messages promoting Hong Kong independence, a potential violation of the China-drafted security law imposed on the city in June...
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