HONG KONG — A representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was detained and deported from Hong Kong, the press freedom advocacy group said on Wednesday (April 10), describing it as a 'new decline' in press freedoms in the Chinese-controlled territory.
HONG KONG — A representative for Reporters Without Borders was detained and deported from Hong Kong, the press freedom advocacy group said on Wednesday , describing it as a "new decline" in press freedoms in the Chinese-controlled territory.
The legislation also potentially tightens control over foreign political bodies and organisations operating in the city, through provisions defining "external forces" and outlawing "external interference".Hong Kong and Chinese authorities say the security law is necessary to plug security loopholes, and will bring stability to the city after mass pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Alviani told Reuters he wasn't detained and questioned, but has now returned to Taiwan with Bielakowska.
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