Hong Kong

 Authoritarianism is on a roll.

 NY Times: Hong Kong Adopts Sweeping Security Laws, Bowing to Beijing - The legislation targets “external interference” and the theft of state secrets, with implications for businesses, journalists, civil servants and others. By Tiffany May and David Pierson - Reporting from Hong Kong

The new legislation, which was passed with extraordinary speed, grants the authorities even more powers to crack down on opposition to Beijing and the Hong Kong government, establishing penalties — including life imprisonment — for political crimes like treason and insurrection, which are vaguely defined.