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UK plans to restart extraditions to Hong Kong, sparking fears among activists
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 24 – The UK will handle extradition requests from Hong Kong individually after suspending the arrangement in 2020 due to the national security law, amid concerns for activists, officials said.
- The UK government plans legislative changes to allow case-by-case extraditions to Hong Kong, announced on July 17, 2025 in Parliament.
- This move follows the 2020 imposition of a national security law by China on Hong Kong that criminalizes various political crimes and triggered a suspension of extradition agreements.
- Security Minister Dan Jarvis emphasized that extradition is currently impossible even with strong grounds and that cases with Hong Kong will be considered individually under de-designation.
- Shadow Minister Alicia Kearns criticized the plan as morally indefensible, warning it risks extraditing Hongkongers targeted by the CCP and urged urgent reassurances on protections.
- The plan raises concerns over human rights, given Hong Kong's crackdown on critics and activists, while 150,000 Hongkongers have resettled in the UK under a special visa since 2021.
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