A man was arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of sedition after playing the harmonica at a vigil for Queen Elizabeth II, under a colonial-era law that once outlawed insulting the Queen -- and has now been revived by authorities amid an ongoing crackdown
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Now he claims handover to China marked 'beginning of true democracy'In July, the UN's Human Rights Committee urged Hong Kong to repeal the sedition law, saying it was concerned it could limit citizens'"legitimate right to freedom of speech."The Hong Kong government has repeatedly denied that the sedition law or national security law -- which has been used to arrest activists, journalists, protesters and former elected lawmakers -- pose any risk to people's freedoms.
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