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[ndlr] Pendant la pandémie, la répression s'abat sur les activistes pro-démocrates de Hong Kong."Hong Kong Police Arrest Martin Lee, 13 Other Pro-Democracy Figures", RFA, 18/04/2020. Reported by Wong Lok-to for RFA's Cantonese Service. Translated and edited by Luisetta Mudie.Police in Hong Kong arrested 14 pro-democracy figures on Saturday, including Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, rights lawyer Albert Ho and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, for "illegal assembly" in connection with mass street protests last year. URL : https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-arrests-04182020111520.htmlFrance 24 avec Reuters, "Hong-Kong : les États-Unis condamnent les arrestations de militants pro-démocratie", France 24, 19/04/2020.L'administration américaine a condamné, samedi, l'arrestation plus tôt  dans la journée de quinze activistes pro-démocratie à Hong Kong pour  leur participation à des manifestations l'an dernier, relevant une  "incohérence" par rapport aux engagements internationaux pris par la  Chine. URL : https://www.france24.com/fr/20200419-hong-kong-les-%C3%A9tats-unis-condamnent-les-arrestations-de-militant-pro-d%C3%A9mocratieFlorence de Changy, "A Hongkong, plusieurs piliers du mouvement démocratique arrêtés par la police", Le Monde, 18/04/2020.Quatorze personnes, parmi lesquelles des avocats militant en faveur des  droits de l’homme, ont été interpellées. Les chefs d’accusation et les  peines encourues seront connus le 19&#160;mai.  URL : https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/04/18/a-hongkong-plusieurs-piliers-du-mouvement-democratique-arretes-par-la-police_6037041_3210.htmlHelen Davidson, "Hong Kong using Covid-19 crisis as 'golden opportunity' for crackdown, says arrested leader", The Guardian, 20/04/2020.Lee Cheuk Yan says recent arrests help ensure potential candidates cannot run in upcoming elections. URL : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/20/hong-kong-using-covid-19-crisis-as-golden-opportunity-for-crackdown-says-arrested-leaderIllustration "à la une" : Former lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Martin Lee (C) gestures as he leaves the Central District police station in Hong Kong after being arrested in a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners that netted 14 prominent democracy figures, April 18, 2020. © AFP