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Hong Kong's last remaining pro-democracy party announces disbandment

Jun 30, 2025

Hong Kong, June 30: The League of Social Democrats (LSD), the last remaining active pro-democracy party in China-ruled Hong Kong, has announced its disbandment due to "immense political pressure".
The "difficult" decision announced on Sunday in effect leaves the financial hub with no opposition force holding street protests after the imposition of sweeping national security laws in recent years. In a statement, the relatively small left-wing party, which was founded in 2006, said it had reached its conclusion after "careful deliberation", particularly with regards "to the consequences" for its members. "Over these 19 years, we have endured hardships of internal disputes and the near-total imprisonment of our leadership, while witnessing the erosion of civil society, the fading of grassroots voices, the omnipresence of red lines, and the draconian suppression of dissent," it added.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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