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Hong Kong Man Charged With Terrorism, Inciting Separatism for Slogan

Reuters

   HONG KONG - A Hong Kong man who carried a sign saying "Liberate Hong
   Kong, revolution of our times" as he drove a motorcycle into police
   during a protest this week has become the first person charged with
   inciting separatism and terrorism under a new security law.

   Beijing imposed the national security law on Hong Kong late on Tuesday
   after weeks of uncertainty, pushing China's freest city and one of the
   world's most glittering financial hubs on to a more authoritarian path.

   The law punishes crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and
   collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison but critics say
   it is aimed at stamping out dissent and ending a long-running campaign
   for greater democracy in the city.

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