PEN America: Arrest of Hong Kong Activists 'An Assault on Activism and Protest'
August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- PEN America says detaining pro-democracy advocates amid protests is designed to have a chilling effect on free expression
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Chinese authorities arrested Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow Friday following a spate of similar detentions over the past two days. PEN America today in a statement called the arrests a renewed assault on free expre . . .
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- PEN America says detaining pro-democracy advocates amid protests is designed to have a chilling effect on free expression
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Chinese authorities arrested Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow Friday following a spate of similar detentions over the past two days. PEN America today in a statement called the arrests a renewed assault on free expre . . .