Hong Kong plans to update prison rules to better guard national security

Is Hong Kong's bid to tighten prison rules a way to further muzzle civil society groups?

The proposals seem to mark another escalation in the government’s ongoing campaign to dismantle civil society networks that emerged during and after the city’s 2019 pro-democracy protests

Hong Kong plans to update prison rules to better guard national security

Visits of specific lawyers or doctors may be restricted for national security, but court approval needed, and inmates will have access to other legal, medical help.

Hong Kong proposes tightening prison rules to restrict visiting of inmates on national security grounds

Hong Kong has proposed tightening its prison rules to restrict inmate visits, including those made by religious leaders and lawyers, if the authorities deem it necessary for national security. A prison van outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on April 24, 2023. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The government on Thursday outlined the proposals to amend the city’s prison rules in order to “meet the needs of safeguarding national security and modern c…

Hong Kong to tighten prison rules, citing national security

Hong Kong's prison population has swelled in recent years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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