Earlie­r, the city's pro-Beijin­g leader­s used a coloni­al-era emerge­ncy law to ban protes­ters from wearin­g face masksHONG KONG: A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt “doxxing” by pro-democracy protesters. The police force says many of its officers have had personal details leaked online – known as “doxxing” – and family members harassed as a result. The Hong Kong Journalists Association said it was “extremely concerned” about the potential limitations to media freedoms and said it was seeking legal advice. Sharron Fast, a media law expert at the University of Hong Kong, said the injunction banned activity “far beyond doxxing”. Hong Kong has been riven by seething protests for the past 20 weeks, with violence spiralling on both sides of the ideological divide.

Source: The Express Tribune October 26, 2019 06:45 UTC