Hong Kong Police Arrest 10 People for Supporting Overseas Activists After 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests

Hong Kong Police Arrest 10 People for Supporting Overseas Activists After 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests
Pro-democracy activist Bobo Yip is taken away by police in Hong Kong on Aug. 10, 2023. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested 10 people for their alleged involvement with a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in 2019 pro-democracy protests, escalating a clampdown on dissidents in the city.

The four men and six women are accused of working with the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund to receive overseas donations and provide financial support to people who fled Hong Kong or organizations that called for sanctions against the city, police said.