Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Parties Disband Amid China's Crackdown.

The Hong Kong Civic Party, one of the territory's most prominent pro-democracy groups, has disbanded due to a leadership vacuum after its members were squeezed out of local councils and charged under Hong Kong's national security law, introduced by China in 2020. The decision is another blow to the city's already beleaguered democratic opposition under pressure from China, which has largely sidelined democrats from local politics through an overhaul of the electoral system and the national security law.