'Hong Kong 47': Reaction to jailings of democrats in landmark national security trial
Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday sentenced 45 leading democrats to jail terms of up to 10 years in what critics say is a major blow to the financial hub's rule of law. Under a Beijing-imposed national security law which carries sentences of up to life in prison,
Dozens of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Jailed Up to 10 Years in Mass Trial
The 45 defendants, including Joshua Wong, were at the forefront of the opposition movement crushed by Beijing. Many had already been in jail for years.
45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democ
Jailing of 45 Hong Kong democrats in landmark trial draws criticism
Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty democracy movement and drawn criticism from the U.
Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy activists in landmark security trial
The U.S. has criticized the trial and said the activists should be released as they had been "peacefully participating in political activities."
Hong Kong sentences 45 pro-democracy leaders to prison terms of up to 10 years
The activists were arrested over a single day in 2021 and charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” for taking part in an unofficial primary election.
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial
Benny Tai, a former legal scholar identified as an "organiser," was sentenced to 10 years in jail, the longest sentence so far under the 2020 national security law.
Hong Kong 47: A timeline of the landmark national security case as dozens of democrats await sentencing
In February 2021, 47 democrats were charged under the national security law for their involvement in a primary election. On Tuesday, 45 will be sentenced.
Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups
After long legal battle, Hong Kong’s 47 democrats brace themselves for sentencing
Jail terms are expected to range from several years to possible life imprisonment. Read more at straitstimes.com.
'Hong Kong 47': Reaction to jailings of democrats
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‘We will survive this’: Mixed emotions for families of Hong Kong democrats jailed in landmark national security case
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Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark trial
In an open letter, he called the convictions of the democrats proof of the national security law’s attack on Hong ...