FIVE ARRESTED IN HONG KONG BOOKSTORE RAIDS IN ‘SEDITIOUS’ MATERIALS CRACKDOWN
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Third round of arrests linked to independent bookshops widely regarded as clampdown on dissent in territory Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly… Videos and photos from multiple media outlets on Wednesday showed officers wearing vests marked with “police” seizing boxes from the building that houses Have A Nice Stay, a bookshop founded by former journalists.
AFP reporters saw officers also lead away a woman in handcuffs to a van. Continue reading...
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- China | The Guardian: Third round of arrests linked to independent bookshops widely regarded as clampdown on dissent in territory Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly…
- China | The Guardian: Videos and photos from multiple media outlets on Wednesday showed officers wearing vests marked with “police” seizing boxes from the building that houses Have A Nice Stay, a bookshop founded by former journalists.
- China | The Guardian: AFP reporters saw officers also lead away a woman in handcuffs to a van.
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- Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on FIVE, ARRESTED, HONG, KONG, BOOKSTORE.
- Original feed: China | The Guardian.
- Published: 16 Jul 2026, 02:27 UK.
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