Hong Kong’s Largest Protest Group Disbands 

BANGKOK - One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy organizations has announced it will close immediately.  香港人加油，人在希望在﹗ 民間人權陣線（下稱民陣）自2002年起，一直擔任公民社會團體的溝通平台，旨在推動香港的人權民主自由，以合法、和平、理性及非暴力的原則籌辦大型遊行集會，讓廣大市民發聲。 ...

The Civil Human Rights Front, or CHRF, has been responsible for some of the largest street demonstrations in the city’s history, especially during the 2019 anti-government protests.  Since Beijing enacted a National Security Law for Hong Kong in June of last year, the government has repeatedly rejected applications from the CHRF to hold any rallies, citing the coronavirus pandemic.   Rumors of the group disbanding had been reported in local media for days, but on Sunday it was confirmed. A post on the group's page read that member groups have been “suppressed” and civil society has faced "serious challenges.”