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EU Parliament condemns arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen, 4 other Hong Kong democracy activists

The former head of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen when he attended a news conference in 2018.  [Reuters]

The European Parliament has condemned the arrests of Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the strongest advocates of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.

In a twelve-point resolution released earlier in the week, the parliament said the arrests constitute an attack on the freedoms guaranteed in the Hong Kong Basic Law, including the freedom of religion or belief following the closure of over 60 civil society groups.

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