Hong Kong ‘issues arrest warrants’ for exiled democracy activists
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Hong Kong ‘issues arrest warrants’ for exiled democracy activists

Al Jazeera  

Chinese state television says Hong Kong police ordered arrest of six activists on charges of violating security law. “It’s such an outlandish claim that they somehow have jurisdiction over an American citizen lobbying the American government,” said Chu, who runs the Hong Kong Democracy Council, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group. “Under COVID-19 and the national security law, it is very unlikely in Hong Kong that there will be large demonstrations like we had last year,” Law said. “But people are still voicing opposition and doing a lot like expressing that sentiment online so the movement is still alive, it just needs another opportunity to express these sentiments.” Al Jazeera’s Divya Gopalan, reporting from Hong Kong, said the issuing of arrest warrants on Friday was a strategic move by China. “We have repeatedly made our expectation clear that China lives up to its legal responsibilities under international law,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday just after Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam postponed the city’s legislative election by a year.

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