Infographic showing arrest statistics in Hong Kong, with figures for arrests, prosecutions, investigations, and releases, represented through small icons of people.

Arrested development

Hong Kong police made 8,981 arrests between June 9, 2019, and  May 29, 2020, in connection with the protests. Here is where they stand. Infographic print for the South China Morning Post to put in perspective the dimensions of these arrests.

This backpage print was published in the South China Morning Post in June 2020.

Among other awards, this graphic got a gold medal in the Malofiej Awards in 2021.

Newspaper article about protests in Hong Kong showing a large graphic of numerous black and white human icons. Highlighted text indicates 8,981 arrests.
Newspaper article titled "Arrested development" about Hong Kong police arrests, with detailed fingerprint patterns illustrating the article. The article is on a wooden table next to a white mug of coffee.

Details of the print version.

A black and white sketch of a woman and man sitting on the ground back-to-back, with the woman looking down and the man looking forward, both with a neutral expression.

The story has a online version too.

A infographic showing the criminal justice process with figures representing people and stages like 3 acquitted, 36 discharged, 63 bound over, and 100 convicted, with notes on sentences and jail time.

Example of the diagrams explaining the arrested development during the 2019 protests in Hong Kong.

Reporting and editing by Jeffie Lam, Holly Chik, Chris Lau, and Christy Leung

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