The New York Times reports that activist Tony Chung was arrested “outside the United States consulate [in Hong Kong] just as he was about to seek asylum.”

Voice of America harshly criticized the Chinese Communist Party in an editorial published on October 26, 2020.

A Hong Kong student identified only as “Elaine” has informed the Associated Press that she was granted refugee status in Germany on October 14, 2020.

The Globe and Mail is reporting that “Canada has begun accepting Hong Kong pro-democracy activists as refugees, a sign that [the] country is opening its doors to those fleeing Beijing’s crackdown on civil rights in the former British colony.”

Voice of America News reports that activist Joshua Wong was arrested Sept. 24, 2020, “for taking part in a protest at the height of the city’s pro-democracy unrest last year, but he vowed to continue resisting China’s crackdown on dissent.”

Lawmakers Lam Cheuk-ting and Ted Hui were arrested in Hong Kong on August 26, 2020, according to Voice of America News.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement on August 11, 2020, in which she criticized “Beijing’s rapid escalation of its assault against Hong Kong under the guise of its so-called ‘national security framework’.”

Voice of America News reports that four activists from a disbanded pro-independence group were “arrested on secessionist charges in Hong Kong’s first crackdown on political figures after the enactment July 1 of a sweeping national security law.”

A bipartisan coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives has introduced and supported the Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act. The proposed law would designated some Hongkongers as Priority 2 refugees under U.S. law.

On June 30, 2020, a bipartisan group of senators in the U.S. Senate introduced a bill to designate certain Hong Kong residents with priority status for refugee consideration.

On June 4, 2020, Sen. Ben Sasse (of Nebraska) introduced the Hong Kong Victims of Communism Support Act in the U.S. Senate. This proposed law would make some Hongkongers automatically eligible for asylum in the United States.