Five arrested in Hong Kong bookstore raids in ‘seditious’ materials crackdown
- Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, in the latest step targeting independent booksellers.
- 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.
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- Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, in the latest step targeting independent booksellers.
- 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.
Sources: Guardian