‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raids

Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months Walking out of one of Hong Kong’s last remaining independent bookstores, hands behind her back but head held high, the woman’s T-shirt was emblazoned with a simple slogan : “I am a bookstore employee”. Escorted by police, the woman was among five people arrested during raids on two bookstores last week , suspected of displaying and selling publications with “seditious” content, a national security crime which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. Continue reading...