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 Hong Kong Government’s Ongoing Campaign of Transnational Repression   [ https://www.state.gov/hong-kong-governments-ongoing-campaign-of-transnational-repression/ ] 12/26/2024 08:28 PM EST
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 Hong Kong Government’s Ongoing Campaign of Transnational Repression  
Press Statement
December 26, 2024
The United States condemns the Hong Kong government’s issuance of new arrest warrants and bounties targeting six overseas democracy activists and the cancellation of passports for seven other activists, including some based in the United States.  We reject the Hong Kong government’s efforts to intimidate and silence individuals who choose to make the United States their home.  The United States does not waver in its advocacy for those who are targeted simply for exercising their right to freedom of expression.  
The extraterritorial application of Hong Kong’s national security laws is a form of transnational repression that threatens U.S. sovereignty and the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people all over the world.  These actions demonstrate Hong Kong authorities’ disregard for international norms and for the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.   
We call on the Hong Kong government to stop using its national security laws to silence dissent.   
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