John Clancey, right, an American lawyer who became the first foreigner arrested under Hong Kong's national security law, displays a book before appearing at a police station in Hong Kong Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. Clancey appeared at a police station Sunday, following a surprise request from police Friday.
The former lawmakers and democracy advocates had been previously arrested in a sweeping police operation in January but were released. They have been detained again and will appear in court on Monday, police said in a statement. In January, 55 activists and former lawmakers were arrested in a police operation for their roles in the primaries. The arrests were seen as the biggest move against Hong Kong’s democracy movement since Beijing imposed the national security law last June to quell dissent following months of anti-government protests in 2019.
the world should not ignore what is ccp doing to hk StandWithHongKong
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kerokero_HKer Hongkonger & our friends are under HumanitarianCrisis now :( Pls dont give up HK in this big crisis, HKer not surrender! Still fighting for justice, HumanRight & democracy! Dear world, StandWithHK! SOSHK FreeHK save12hkyouth HongKongNeedsHelp NationalSecurityLaw
The47 arrested in HK only participated in a democratic process. It's clear the Nat.Sec law is just a weapon to silence dissent the China tyrant doesn't like Concrete actions are needed NOW to support HK&give a strong signal to China to STOP destroying basic HumanRights&justice!
kerokero_HKer The World should say no to Tyranny! . Although facing the evil Chinazi, NationalSecurityLaw & PoliceBrutality, Hongkongers are not giving up! Sanction XiJinPing, CarrieLam, HKGov & CCP Officals! FreeHK SOSHK SAVE12HKYOUTHS StandWithHongKong AntiChinazi
.. where is America Democracy at JoeBiden , WhiteHouse., UN .¿. This will be the fate of US eventually with dumptrump & NOT HAVEING WITNESSESFORTHERECORD IMPEACHMENT POTUS ! IAM StandWithHK CNN SpeakerPelosi KamalaHarris DalaiLama JustinTrudeau FBI CIA
What kind of regimes deems democratic process such as primary 'inciting subversion'?
Under NationalSecurityLaw , no one is safe! Please help and StandWithHK
I wonder if the Biden Administration even cares?
Under NationalSecurityLaw , it is illegal for legislators to vote against gov's bill. OneCountryTwoSystemIsDead
kerokero_HKer HongKonger is resisting the evil CCP Chinazi & its shameless puppets for long time.. So much pain, PoliceBrutality, Exhausted & Traumatized.. but HKer is not going to give up hope, justice & humanright.. HongKongProtester HongKongNeedsHelp FreeHK StandWithHK
kerokero_HKer Say no to Tyranny! . As a Hongkonger, my dream is simple but difficult.. So difficult for HK to have justice, HumanRight, liberty & democracy.. But We’re still fighting! save12hkyouths No PoliceBrutality, CCP Chinazi Totalitarianism! StandWithHongKong StandWithHK
Running a primary = subverting China That’s how ccpChina defines subversion under the National Security Law. This law just aims at eliminating all our pro-democracy lawmakers and activists. standwithHongKong
The people who side with China on this also sided with Iron Man and it shows.
Conducting a primary election is considered a crime, and it would only be a ridiculous joke in a democratic country. However, for the CCP, this is a matter of course. Because the law is only a tool they use to eliminate dissidents😤
What the pro-dem did is only to decide who would join in the election. Clearly, with NationalSecurityLaw, China can arrest whoever they want in Hong Kong. Everything CCP dislikes could be “subversion”. We hope the free world will StandWithHongKong and bring CCP to justice.
The primary participants are charged just because they represent the opinions of 600 thousands Hong Kong people who have voted & held opposite opinions against the govt!
every prominent, and even moderate, opposition voice in Hong Kong is either now in jail, or in exile😔
The CCP and the puppet HongKong government can arrest everyone under the NationalSecurityLaw. HongKong is totally off and become the NewBerlin. OneCountryTwoSystemIsDead. HongKongers, even non-HKer not in HK are not safe under that law. StandWithHongKong save12hkyouths
CCP is destroying Hong Kong! Running a primary election becomes a crime, only Hong Kong and CCP will happen. HongKongers never forget and forgive! StandWithHongKong FightForDemocracy FightForFreedom MilkTeaAlliance
HK pro-demo protesters are deeply oppressed by CCP. They're silenced, or fleeing & lobby for HK, or detained w/o bail or jailed. But they still fighting for HK freedom. CCP can't be trusted, they ruin world peace & freedom. CCP must be isolated & eliminated. standwithhk
This is where the U.S. is headed.
KsmallpotatoH The CCP has proven time & again that it can't be trusted & cares nothing for the rules of the intl order. Such as Sino-British Joint Declaration, Thousand Talents Program.
Next step is arresting all voters who participated in the election? Upcoming sunrise is the court day for the 47 of them. sundayvibes
'Check and balance system' and hold regime accountable equals to subverting the state power. It's a usual trick for CCP to evade guilt on making mistake in their policy. CCP_is_terrorist StandWithHongKong
After the mass arrest, disqualification and overhaul of electoral regulations, democracy is undoubtedly dead. The detention today is only a tip of the iceberg. StandWithHongKong
They are not just activists. They are democratically elected politicians in the other side of the house. Now everyone is arrested, marks the end of one country two systems.
We love Hong Kong so much. But we want to get rid of the corrupt leaders and hoping for democratic elections The damn NationalSecurityLaw is so vague about everything!
alejanchan Allegedly. Nice lazy journalism.
Shame for HK government Shame for CCP 2.28 the darkest day in Hong Kong. CCP_is_Terrorist HongKongProtest StandWithHongKong FreeHongKong
Held with a metal chain for joining an election.
LunWong8 When proBeijing also did the same thing, they got no consequences
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Participating democratic primaries is a crime. Once the hope of many now diminishes as the evils arisen. The end of HongKong era. Int’l attention StandWithHongKong
soon the word freedom will no longer exist in our language...Now, the HK govt is already trying to stop us from fighting for our own freedom. Not only that, they are now trying to promote more facility to monitor our actions. Does this sound familiar?
'It was certainly a novel definition of subverting state power: aiming to win seats in an election.' That's the truth China don't allow everyone against them StandWithHongKong
ML03509599 47 HongKong activists charged with subversion for organising District Council election primaries which turned out to be a landslide victory winning the pro-Beijing team Democracy in CCP style means CCP always win CCP_is_terrorist FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong
Asia is China's asset- you simply got no where to go
The future in the U.S. if failing to stay a democracy. Trumpist fascism will detain pro-democracy activists instead of anti-democracy rioters.
Subverting incumbent administration through a peaceful and lawful electoral process is the very core of democracy . This is the last thing the CPC can ever understand.
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If participating or organizing a preliminary election can subvert the state power of CCP, how brittle is CCP_is_terrorist? Boycott Winter Olympics in Beijing next year and sanction CCPChina as soon as possible. UyghurGenocide FreeHongKong
Participating a preliminary election definitely violates neither the Basic Law nor National Security Law of CCP_is_terrorist. The puppet regime in HongKong is ridiculous to suppress freedom, democracy, rule of law and human rights by all means. FreeHongKong StandWithHongKong
The ultimate silencing of the voice of millions in HongKong. Terrible.
Biden it's time to kick some Chinese ass.Let them know there's a new sheriff in town. one that stick's up for the downtrodden the underdog the righteous.
The long journey of Hong Kong people to democracy is aborted by the city's puppet CEO.
Damn. Its going down all over.
Democracy activists don't carry foreign flags And are Not financed by Britain and the United States They are not democracy advocates they are traitors and foreign agents
I'm reading a book by aleksandr solzhenitsyn...the gulag archipelago. These things happening in Hong Kong read eerily similar to events in Russian history. Super scary. Worried for anyone living in Hong Kong right now
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Myanmar police and soldiers are worse than Hong Kong police.They are always trying to shoot or capture the innocent protesters and the people who are gazing at them.The people of Myanmar have set the police and the soldiers as the local terrorists.The photos come from today.
And U.S detained some 10 000 protesters during the summer with charges ranging up to terrorism.
CHINA IS EVER BEEN DISASTROUS FOR HUMANITY & A SERIOUS THREAT FOR GLOBAL PEACE WITH ITS HEINOUS EXPANSION POLICIES .
What is official primaries then? China will soon introduce ideological vetting in coming fake elections but obviously that’s not enough for them to feel safe. China just wants no one to talk and practice any democratic values in Hong Kong anymore. That’s nonsense.
Great time to whip this one out
How many have funding links to the NED?
Tariffs and full out trade embargos on China now!
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