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Hong Kong’s new prison rules may curb lawyer and chaplain visits on national security grounds

Hong Kong has imposed new rules restricting access to prisons.

Hong Kong has adopted new rules which restrict access to prisons. The rules allow authorities to prevent inmates from seeing religious advisors or lawyers if authorities deem it a national security risk. Critics have said the law will further compromise the rights of democracy advocates who have already been arrested.

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https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-prison-rules-national-security-political-activism-ef9513d1c54425dd4dec7de3b6ef9b84