Overview

• Hong Kong National Security Police issued arrest warrants on July 25 for 19 overseas-based activists linked to the self-declared “Hong Kong Parliament” over alleged subversion.
• Police set bounties of HK$1 million for four activists with existing warrants and HK$200,000 for the other 15 to aid in their capture.
• Authorities accuse the group of organizing an illegal online referendum in May that drew 15,702 votes and holding a virtual swearing-in ceremony in July.
• The 2020 national security law’s extraterritorial provisions were invoked to pursue exiles, and police warned that aiding or funding the group could result in criminal charges.
• Western governments including the UK, US, and Australia condemned the move as transnational repression and called for protection of pro-democracy advocates.