Police arrest over 50 protest leaders in Hong Kong raids

Vol. 85/No. 3 - January 25, 2021
Marchers in Hong Kong May 24, 2020, protest Beijing’s moves to impose national security law that restricts protests, free speech and tightens Chinese government control over territory.

In an attack on working people and youth fighting for political rights in Hong Kong, 1,000 police carried out a series of predawn raids Jan. 6 and arrested 53 people, claiming they were plotting to subvert the city’s government. This…