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.
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 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.
45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong get 4 to 10 years in prison
It's Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
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."
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.
Mother of Hong Kong pro-democracy leader: He's a good person
Emotions ran high Nov. 19 for family members of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists, as the city’s court sentenced 45 of them to prison terms of up to 10 years.
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
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.
Hong Kong court locks up a generation of pro-democracy leaders
A Hong Kong court has imprisoned 45 pro-democracy leaders for as much as 10 years, striking a heavy blow at a generation of activists.
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.
'Hong Kong 47': Reaction to jailings of democrats
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Landmark Hong Kong trial jails 45 democrats, sparking criticism
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Jailed democrats’ plan constitutionally allowed under Basic Law, Hong Kong legal scholar says
Jailed democrats' plan to veto the budget was constitutionally allowed under Hong Kong's Basic Law, a legal scholar has said.
Hong Kong's marathon trial of 47 democrats draws to a close
Hong Kong's High Court jailed 45 pro-democracy activists on Tuesday for up to 10 years following a years-long subversion ...