International Lawmakers Condemn Arrest of Over 50 Hong Kong Dissidents

(L-R) Pro-democracy activists Eddie Chu, Gwyneth Ho, Leung Hoi-ching, Tiffany Yuen, Joshua Wong, Lester Shum, and Agnes Chow campaign during primary elections in Hong Kong on July 12, 2020. Issac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images

A coalition of international lawmakers on Wednesday condemned the arrests of over 50 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong—the largest mass arrest so far since the national security law went into effect on June 30.

Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), a group of international cross-party legislators said the mass arrests made earlier on Wednesday is another proof that the so-called law is a political tool.