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      UK ‘slow to hold China to account’ for cyber-attacks against MPs and voters

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 3 days ago - 08:47

    As deputy PM expected to impose sanctions, head of international alliance says ministers have taken years to respond

    The UK government has been too slow to respond to cyber-attacks by China, the head of an international group of parliamentarians focusing on the issue has said, ahead of expected new British sanctions against Beijing.

    Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, is expected to announce the sanctions in the Commons on Monday, after what the UK says have been cyber-attacks against MPs and peers , as well as one targeting the Electoral Commission in which Beijing allegedly accessed the personal details of about 40 million voters.

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      Hong Kong official warns online criticism could breach new national security law

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 3 days ago - 05:51

    The Article 23 legislation includes penalties for five categories of crime including treason, insurrection, espionage, sabotage and external interference

    Hong Kong’s justice minister has warned that posting and sharing criticism of the city’s newly enacted national security law could be in breach of the legislation, which lays down harsh penalties for sedition.

    Secretary for justice Paul Lam said in a televised interview on Sunday that a person might commit an offence if they reposted online critical statements issued by foreign countries and persons overseas, depending on their “intention and purpose”.

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      Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law explained in 30 seconds

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 3 days ago - 05:36

    The law, which covers treason, insurrection, theft of state secrets and espionage, sabotage, and external interference, follows a crackdown on dissent

    On 19 March 2024, the Hong Kong government passed the Safeguarding National Security law, also known as Article 23, after a rushed public consultation and legislative review process.

    It covers five types of crimes: treason, insurrection and incitement to mutiny, theft of state secrets and espionage, sabotage, and external interference. Penalties for some crimes have been increased, and there is a greater emphasis on crimes by or involving foreign parties.

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      Lies, ideology and repression: China seals Hong Kong’s failed-state fate | Simon Tisdall

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 5 days ago - 16:00

    The former British territory was a flawed success. Xi Jinping has ended that with the punitive and hastily passed article 23

    So farewell, Hong Kong. The vibrant, pulsating city-state that grew, under British rule, into one of the world’s great financial, business, cultural and tourism hubs has finally been brought to heel. Browbeaten, abused, silenced. Trust Xi Jinping, China’s dementor president, to suck out all the joy. Last Wednesday was the UN’s International Day of Happiness. But it was a sad, bad day for Hong Kong.

    That was the moment residents woke up to the news that Hong Kong’s puppet legislature, acting on Beijing’s orders, had unanimously abolished its right to think, speak and act freely. Eating noodles is a seditious act now, if the noodles have secret foreign connections. Under new security laws , known as article 23, life imprisonment awaits those who defy the behemoth to the north.

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      Hong Kong’s new national security law comes into force

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 5 days ago - 08:54


    Law also known as article 23 puts into immediate effect tough penalties for crimes such as treason and insurrection

    Hong Kong’s new national security law came into force on Saturday, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to life imprisonment for crimes including treason and insurrection.

    The law – commonly referred to as article 23 – targets five categories of national security crimes, and was swiftly passed by Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature on Tuesday.

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      Article 23: China hits back at criticism of Hong Kong’s hardline new security law

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 7 days ago - 05:43

    Beijing dismisses chorus of concern from western governments over punitive new law as slander

    China has accused western governments and the United Nations of slander after they criticised Hong Kong’s new national security law , which was rushed through the city’s pro-Beijing parliament this week.

    The law, known as Article 23 , covers newly defined acts of treason, espionage, theft of state secrets, sedition and foreign interference. Critics said it was ushering in a “new era of authoritarianism”, would further erode the rights and freedoms of residents, and would scare off international business and investment.

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      The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s new national security law: double the pain | Editorial

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 20 March - 18:49

    Punitive legislation is already in place. But the territory’s masters are hammering home the message

    Residents of Hong Kong could be forgiven for a sense of deja vu. A draconian new national security law (NSL), broad in scope and harsh in penalties, is trampling over basic rights. It first happened four years ago, in response to the extraordinary uprising that saw one in four people take to the streets to defend the region’s autonomy and way of life.

    Beijing imposed the 2020 law upon the territory, demolishing any vestiges of its claim to run Hong Kong on a “one country, two systems” basis. That legislation, both vague and sweeping, claims jurisdiction over acts committed by anyone anywhere in the world. It introduced trials without juries. It is so stringent that a police chief said that even watching a documentary on the protests might breach the law.

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      EU says Hong Kong’s new security law could affect its status as a business hub

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 20 March - 03:27

    European Union joins chorus of criticism of Article 23, which includes harsh new penalties for offences such as insurrection, sedition and espionage

    The European Union has sounded the alarm over Hong Kong’s new national security bill , saying it had the potential to “significantly” affect the work of the EU’s office and the territory’s status as a business hub.

    On Tuesday Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed the new bill only two weeks after it was first presented, fast-tracking a major piece of legislation that critics say further threatens the city’s freedoms.

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      Hong Kong lawmakers pass new measures to quash dissent

      news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Tuesday, 19 March - 11:49

    Critics say national security law cracking down on offences such as espionage will further erode civil liberties

    Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a new national security law that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown that was triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019.

    The legislature passed the safeguarding national security bill during a special session on Tuesday. It comes on top of a similar law imposed by Beijing four years ago, which has already largely silenced opposition voices in the financial hub.

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