Hong Kong slams West for 'double standards' after allegations of illegal arrests of activists
Hong Kong activists
A few hours afterthe US, UK, Australia and Canada jointly condemned the arrests of50 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong that took place last week, the Hong Kong government has accused the West of having "double standards". The Hong Kong government called these remarks "slander".
"Safeguarding national security through legislation is in line with international practice," the spokesman said. "We are appalled by remarks made by some overseas government officials that seemed to suggest that people with certain political beliefs should be immune to legal sanctions."
The statement was published in the South China Morning Post where the spokesperson also claimed that the arrests were made based on proper evidence and were in strict accordance with the respective laws, and has also claimed that the detainees were trying to 'overthrow' the government.
However, the West countries disagreewith this defence."It is clear that the National Security Law is being used to eliminate dissent and opposing political views," the foreign ministers said in the joint statement issued by Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
)
Researchers rebuilt exactly how 700 AI agents hacked Hugging Face: a 900-link chain trick
)
Sri Lankan Tamil migrant worker gets death sentence in Saudi Arabia, help sought from India
)
'Victory for low-budget consumers': Raghav Chadha hails 30-day telecom recharge rules
)
'Our video was trimmed': LPU girls who featured in rape-denial video make U-turn
)
After JU, clash erupts at SRFTI: BJP’s ‘Dimagi Naxal’ jibe sparks political firestorm after students protest RSS-linked event
)
Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed in clash near Pakistan border, Islamabad denies
)
US vs China over South China Sea: Washington backs Philippines, Beijing hits back
)
‘Olympic inclusion is our major target’: WPA President Ishaun Singh on pool’s global ambitions
)
Tesla builds first Cybertruck with its own refined lithium: Elon Musk's $1 billion Texas bet pays off
)
Bank unions defer 3-day strike from tomorrow after talks with IBA, committee set up
)
New York City wants a 'kill switch' on every AI, and will pay whistleblowers who report violations
)
3 males killed, four others injured in shooting after fight at strip club in Detroit
)
‘Anti-social elements spreading false rumours’: LPU issues statement amid massive unrest over alleged rape
)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hails global crackdown on Iranian banks and airlines
)
An OpenAI agent escaped its locked test cage again, by hiding questions in DNS lookups
)
Ceuta migrant crisis: Protesters take to streets as Spain grapples with migrant challenge
)
UNSC reform momentum grows: Russia, Portugal, Mauritius push for India's permanent seat bid
)
'FIRST LOOK from inside Noah’s Ark': Researchers share video from inside mysterious mound in Turkey
)
IndiGo flight suffers tail strike in Bengaluru while landing; DGCA to probe incident
)
Beyond BrahMos: India targets Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports with unmatched price edge
)
LPU students go on rampage, vandalise campus amid widespread protest: What's happening
)
The US and China set up an AI 'red telephone', but skipped the rulebook
)
Delhi gets first late-September rain in 7 years, mercury dips 5.1°C below normal
)
‘Terror suspects arrested near UK air base were looking to do big damage’: Trump
)
99.9% more powerful - Scientists find boy who can recall memories from just 3 months of age
)
Beyond metros: How Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities could drive India’s next AI wave
)
Jaishankar at UNGA: Goodwill and friendship can't coexist with terrorism
)
Why has Iran released no proof of life of Mojtaba Khamenei? Araghchi reveals...
)
Trump asked Xi to pressure Iran. China did not say yes — here’s what Beijing wants
)
Muslim marriage cannot shield sex with minor wife from prosecution under POCSO: Delhi HC
)
Claude rebuilt the 1989 game 'Prince of Persia' by reusing the original's own code
)
50MP vs 48MP cameras: iPhone 18 Pro Max and Pixel 11 Pro XL compared
)
Russian envoy claims US tactics to contain India were revealed in ‘Freudian slip’
)
Nations League: Spain sink England at Wembley; Modric shines for Croatia
)
Musk plans to more than double xAI's chips to over 1.2 million Nvidia GPUs by year-end
)
Man arrested after his 22-year-old girlfriend dies at homestay in Guwahati; police suspect murder over suicide claim
)
'What kind of confession is this?': Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 'terrorists would be roaming New York' remark goes viral, raises alarm online. Watch
"We call on the Hong Kong and Chinese central authorities to respect the legally guaranteed rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong without fear of arrest and detention."
The clash of statements came after nearly 50 opposition lawmakers and activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday after being accused of violating the national security law — which has been denounced and criticised by majority West governments and international human rights groups.
Arrested people included names such asJames To Kun-sun, Lam Cheuk-ting, Andrew Wan Siu-kin, Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu and Wu Chi-wai, as well as pollster Dr Robert Chung Ting-yiu, who helped organise the event.