End of Civil Human Rights Front comes days after police suggested its past rallies may have violated national security law
A major civil society group that was behind some of Hong Kong’s biggest protests has disbanded under increasing pressure from police.
The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) announced its closure on Sunday, saying no members were willing to perform secretariat duties after its convenor, Figo Chan Ho-wun, was jailed for 18 months over a 2019 rally.
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