'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,
After Long Legal Battle, Hong Kong's 47 Democrats Brace for Sentencing
"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.
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.
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."
45 Hong Kong Democrats sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison...the largest national security law case
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 democratic figures to prison in the largest national security law trial.Hong Kong's high court sentenced 45 former
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
Hundreds queued on Tuesday outside a Hong Kong court ahead of the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty pro-democracy movement and drawn international criticism.
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
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.
'Hong Kong 47': Reaction to jailings of democrats
"Canada is deeply concerned following the sentencing today of 45 people in a national security trial of pro-democracy ...
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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.
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The verdicts come more than three years after police arrested 47 democrats in dawn raids at homes across the city ...