UK urges China to stop prosecuting HK democracy activists

London (AFP) April 16, 2021

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Friday called on China to stop prosecuting pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, following the jailing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other veteran activists. "The Hong Kong authorities' decision to target leading pro-democracy figures for prosecution must stop," Raab said on Twitter. "We will continue to stand together with the people of Hong