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Hong Kong police make threatening phone call to pro-democracy supporter living in Canada
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-hong-kong-police-intimidation-canada/
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Hong Kong national-security police recently threatened a man from the city, who is seeking refuge in Canada, after he reneged on a deal to spy for China on prodemocracy activists living in Vancouver, according to an audio recording obtained by The Globe and Mail.
Dissidents, however, have been warning for years that Beijing has been bullying Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters as well as Uyghurs, Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners abroad.
In a February, 2024 recording of the telephone conversation provided to The Globe, an unnamed national-security department officer complains that the man is not “co-operating with us” and issues veiled threats: “How is your life?
Mr. Wan said he has heard similar stories of others who have been contacted by Hong Kong police to put pressure on them to stop criticizing China or inform on people within the pro-democracy movement.
In one case, a core member with the group received a message on the organization’s Telegram channel in February from an anonymous sender suggesting that she “have fun” on her planned trip to Japan and adding that she should “keep an eye on” her daughter.
This targeted individual also received messages revealing an anonymous sender’s knowledge of her personal life, such as her workplace address and the name of her partner.
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