National Security Law in Hong Kong

By: Nitya Jadeja
Feb 08, 2022


Beijing passed the National Security Law in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020. Under this law, protestors are imprisoned and media houses are censored for seditious content. Moreover, pro-democracy politicians were barred from running in the 2021 elections.

This week’s graph charts some of the consequences of recent developments in Hong Kong. A sharp drop in the freedom of peaceful assembly score, measuring the government’s respect for the right of peaceful assembly, demonstrates the now low tolerance for any gathering at the public space. The indicator for censorship effort score marks a rise in government censorship for media. Finally, the recent decade’s decline in the party ban score showcases the increasing exclusion of parties from elections. By imposing the National Security law, China is further curtailing the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.