In Hong Kong this week, a new amendment to the national security law allows police to demand the password to a person’s phone in order to search it. Now, authorities say, “activities endangering national security can be effectively prevented, suppressed and punished.” Rights groups and activists warn the changes tighten the noose on free speech in the special administrative region. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Victoria Hui, an associate professor in political science at the University of Notre Dame, about what the new amendment signifies.
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