Exiled Activist Nathan Law Refused Entry Into Singapore

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Singapore has denied entry to prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law, who holds a UK refugee passport. Law was detained for half a day after arriving from San Francisco for a conference, despite holding a valid visa. He later returned to San Francisco after authorities gave no explanation for the decision. Hong Kong has placed a US$128,000 bounty on Law for his involvement in the city’s 2014 and 2019 pro-democracy protests.

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00:00Singapore has refused entry to prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law.

00:05He was detained for half a day after flying in from San Francisco for a conference.

00:10Hong Kong has a $128,000 bounty on Law for his role in the city's 2014 and 2019 pro-democracy protests.

00:19He fled in 2020 after Beijing imposed its controversial national security law

00:24and has been in exile in the U.S. and the U.K. ever since.

00:28Law, who holds a U.K. refugee passport, says Singapore had already granted him a visa

00:34and gave no explanation for his detention.

00:37He has now returned to San Francisco.

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