Hong Kong police conduct raids at two independent bookstores and arrest several people on national security grounds, according to reporting from The New York Times and the South China Morning Post. The operation targets booksellers linked to independent shops that carry humanities-related titles. The South China Morning Post says officers searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok, seizing books during the searches and making multiple arrests. The New York Times reports that police detain booksellers as part of a broader national security crackdown, noting that other booksellers have been detained in recent months. Both outlets describe the bookstores as independently owned. The reports do not provide detailed charges in the excerpts provided. The actions are presented as part of ongoing enforcement under Hong Kong’s national security framework, with authorities using raids and arrests aimed at individuals connected to the sale or handling of certain publications.
Hong Kong police raid independent bookstores and arrest several over national security
Hong Kong police conduct raids at two independent bookstores and arrest several people on national security grounds, according to reporting from The New York Times and the South China Morning Post. Th...
- Hong Kong police raid independent bookstores and make arrests tied to national security.
- The raids target Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok.
- Officers seize books during the searches.
- Both shops are independently owned and focus on humanities-related books.
- The arrests are part of an ongoing national security crackdown with other booksellers detained in recent months.
Other booksellers have been detained in recent months as part of a broad national security crackdown.
3 hours agoHong Kong police arrested multiple people and seized books during a raid on two independent bookshops on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source told the SCMP that national security police searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok. Officers seized books and made multiple arrests during the operation. Both shops are independently owned and focus on books related to the humanities. They have not taken part in the city’s annual...
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