Mike Lam King-nam, who participated in the 2020 pro-democracy primary elections, gives a hug to his wife ahead of reporting to police on Sunday in Hong Kong.
Mike Lam King-nam, who participated in the 2020 pro-democracy primary elections, gives a hug to his wife ahead of reporting to police on Sunday in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong government charged 47 democracy advocates Sunday with violating a national security law that prohibits "conspiracy to commit subversion.".
In practice, it ends whatever autonomy that Hong Kong had previously enjoyed under Chinese rule.
In a statement, the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao said the charges "make clear that legitimate political pluralism will no longer be tolerated" there.
national security adviser Jake Sullivan wrote that the detentions underscore China's "broken promises to the world about Hong Kong's autonomy & democratic rights.