Hong Kong's jailing of 45 democracy activists sparks criticism from foreign governments, rights groups
The democracy advocates were charged in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law in 2021 for their involvement in an unofficial primary election to pick opposition candidates.
Dozens of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Are Jailed Up to 10 Years
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.
Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion charges
International condemnation was swift, with Western countries and rights groups slamming the sentencing as evidence of the erosion of political freedoms in the city since Beijing imposed a security law in 2020.
45 pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
The democracy advocates were prosecuted under the 2020 national security law for their roles in an unofficial primary election.
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
45 democracy activists in Hong Kong sentenced to prison
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
Foreign governments, rights groups criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists
The case involved pro-democracy figures across the spectrum. Thirty-one of them pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit subversion. Fourteen others were convicted following a long trial.
45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong
Dozens of prominent activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong national security case. The longest term is 10 years
Hong Kong national security case. The longest term is 10 years. 45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong national security case. The longest term is 10 years
Hong Kong court begins sentencing more than 40 democracy activists in largest national security trial
A Hong Kong court has begun sentencing more than 40 of the city’s best known pro-democracy figures on charges of subversion in the largest national security trial to date following Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on dissent in the once free-wheeling city.
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 ...
China Tightens Grip on Hong Kong with Mass Incarcerations
Hong Kong's Beijing-controlled government has sentenced 45 pro-democracy figures to prison for their participation in a 2020 unofficial primary election, further stifling political freedoms in the ...
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Hong Kong Political Freedoms In Spotlight During Bumper Trial Week
CORRECTS number of years Lai in jail in par 12 and numbers of Apple Daily executives who testified in par 15 The erosion of political freedoms in Hong Kong will come under the spotlight this ...