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Canadian Foreign Minister ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Arrest of Canadian Activist Denise Ho, Others in Hong Kong

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by Andrew Chen


Canada’s foreign affairs minister says her government is “deeply concerned” by the arrest of a Canadian citizen and her media colleagues in Hong Kong, while parliamentarians in Canada are asking for swift action to ensure her release.

Denise Ho, a popular singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, was taken from her residence by the Hong Kong national security police at around 6 a.m. local time on Dec. 29, according to her Facebook page.

Early Wednesday, over 200 police officers raided the offices of Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News—where Ho was once a board member—and arrested several other directors and journalists for “conspiracy to publish seditious materials.”…


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