A US democracy watchdog honoured Hong Kong’s anti-government campaigners on Wednesday for having “inspired the world” and continuing to protest despite new national security legislation that had made public expressions of opposition “tremendously dangerous”.
“Beijing’s sudden imposition of a repressive new national security law has made these efforts tremendously dangerous,” Freedom House said in a release ahead of a virtual award ceremony on Wednesday. “Yet the people of Hong Kong remain committed to defending their rights for future generations in new and creative ways.”
Enacted in July after a year of sustained anti-government protests in Hong Kong, the new legislation criminalised a broad swathe of behaviour under the four categories of secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign powers. US lawmakers from both parties, who have coalesced around efforts to punish China over its handling of Hong Kong affairs, applauded the award.
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