US Condemns Hong Kong's Bounties on Overseas Activists as Transnational Repression

The State Department criticized Hong Kong's actions, citing threats to US sovereignty and global human rights norms.

Hong Kong authorities announced HK$1 million bounties for six overseas pro-democracy activists accused of violating national security laws.
Passports of seven other activists, including former lawmakers, have been revoked under Hong Kong's domestic security law.
The US State Department labeled the actions as transnational repression, threatening US sovereignty and global freedoms of expression and assembly.
Washington rejected Hong Kong's efforts to silence individuals residing in the United States, calling for an end to the misuse of national security laws.
This marks the third instance of such bounties since the imposition of the national security law, which has drawn widespread international criticism.