Parliament condemns the crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong
Official title: Verslechterende situatie op het gebied van de mediavrijheid en de vrijheid van meningsuiting in Hongkong na de recente arrestatie van boekverkoper Leticia Wong en de veroordeling van Lee Cheuk-yan en Chow Hang-tung
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- The European Parliament demands the release of activists and booksellers detained in Hong Kong.
- This directly affects people in Hong Kong, as well as targeted activists and journalists.
- Nothing changes for you directly, but the EU is calling for sanctions and suspended extradition treaties.
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How parliament voted
Passed on 17 September 2026459 for · 12 against · 86 abstention(s)
In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided
146 for · 1 against · 1 abstention
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S&D (Social Democrats) Voted for
106 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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ECR (Conservatives) Divided
64 for · 0 against · 4 abstentions
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Renew (Liberals) Voted for
62 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Patriots for Europe Divided
22 for · 0 against · 36 abstentions
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Greens/EFA Voted for
45 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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The Left Divided
8 for · 1 against · 19 abstentions
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Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided
2 for · 2 against · 19 abstentions
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Non-attached Divided
4 for · 8 against · 7 abstentions
How MEPs voted, by country
Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.
🇭🇺 MEPs from Hungary
Majority in favour7 for · 0 against · 1 abstention
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