The Hong Kong government today (24 December) once again invoked the National Security Law (NSL) to issue arrest warrants for six overseas Hongkongers and imposed measures under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO) on seven other overseas Hongkongers who were similarly targeted last year. The Hong Kong Centre for Human Rights strongly condemns the government for criminalising free expression and peaceful political advocacy, abusing national security as a pretext, and violating human rights protections under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).