Landmark Hong Kong trial jails 45 democrats, sparking criticism
HONG KONG >> 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 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 carried sentences of up to life in prison,
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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.
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"The 47 democrats verdict makes crystal clear that any such compatibility with human rights or the rule of law stops at the all-important legislative purpose of the national security law as a means to protect national security," said Urania Chiu, a doctoral legal researcher at Oxford University.
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.
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
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 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.
Hong Kong's Democratic Downfall: The Sentencing of 45 Advocates
Hong Kong's High Court has sentenced 45 major democrats to prison, alarming international observers who view it as a severe blow to the city's rule of law. Responses from global political figures highlight concerns over the implications for civil freedoms and the rule of law in the financial hub.
Jailing of 45 Hong Kong democrats in national security trial draws criticism
Benny Tai, a former legal scholar identified in the judgement as a “mastermind” of the activists' plans, was sentenced to 10 years in jail, the longest sentence so far under the 2020 national security law.
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
'Hong Kong 47': Reaction to jailings of democrats
“The Hong Kong government is seeking U.S. investments in the very same week that it brutally silences free speech and jails ...
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‘We will survive this’: Mixed emotions for families of Hong Kong democrats jailed in landmark national security case
Many family members, whose loved ones have been detained since February 2021, learned on Tuesday when they would next see ...