'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,
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.
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.
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 democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?
The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a ‘coup’.
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.
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
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.
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 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'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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
'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 ...