Yesterday in Hong Kong, an independent bookstore employee was arrested and taken away by police

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fellow_enthusiast on July 16th, 2026 at 20:19 UTC »

Arrested for what?

Nytelock1 on July 16th, 2026 at 23:46 UTC »

The cop walking her out looks like he's 12 years old

stardust15115 on July 17th, 2026 at 02:04 UTC »

Her shirt says "I'm a bookstore employee".

It's been making waves on HK/TW social media because it ironically shows how in today's Hong Kong, the national security department isn't going after terrorists but after bookstore employees selling books deemed seditious.

The seditious book in question? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214986252-let-only-red-flowers-bloom