Five arrested in Hong Kong bookstore raids in ‘seditious’ materials crackdown
Hong Kong police arrested five people during raids on two independent bookstores for allegedly selling seditious materials. This action is part of a broader crackdown on dissent under the 2024 national security law.
A police officer stands at the entrance to the Have A Nice Stay independent bookstore after the officers raided the premises./Getty Images A police officer stands at the entrance to the Have A Nice Stay independent bookstore after the officers raided the premises./Getty Images Hong Kong Five arrested in Hong Kong bookstore raids in ‘seditious’ materials crackdown Third round of arrests linked to independent bookshops widely regarded as clampdown on dissent in territory
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