PEN America: Arrest of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders 'Attempt to Punish Opponents for Dissent'
April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020
NEW YORK, April 21 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
PEN America said that the arrest of more than a dozen different Hong Kong pro-democracy figures represents yet another attempt to punish the government's political opponents for expressing their dissent, this time while Hong Kongers and the international community are distracted by the global coronavirus pandemic.
On Saturday, Hong Kong police arrested 15 prominent figures of Hong Kong's pro-democracy . . .
PEN America said that the arrest of more than a dozen different Hong Kong pro-democracy figures represents yet another attempt to punish the government's political opponents for expressing their dissent, this time while Hong Kongers and the international community are distracted by the global coronavirus pandemic.
On Saturday, Hong Kong police arrested 15 prominent figures of Hong Kong's pro-democracy . . .