'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,
45 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Jailed For “Subversion”
On November 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders were sentenced to years in jail for “subversion” following a controversial National
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.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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.