Hong Kong Passes New Security Law Amid Concerns About Human Rights
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Protesters in London and Taiwan rally against Hong Kong's national security law, expressing concerns about the erosion of freedom and human rights. In London, demonstrators, many of them Hong Kong residents, gather outside the British Foreign Office, wearing masks for fear of reprisals. The protesters include Finn Lau, one of eight foreign activists against whom Hong Kong officials issued an arrest warrant last July. Benedict Rogers, head of the rights group Hong Kong Watch, voices concerns about the law's potential to impose severe prison sentences and violate the Sino-British Joint Declaration. In Taiwan, protesters stage a symbolic fight between people wearing costumes of a Formosan Black Bear and Winnie the Pooh, representing Taiwan and Chinese President Xi Jinping, respectively. The n...
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