Jimmy Lai, the biggest target in Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent, will take the stand to defend himself against national security charges that could silence the 76-year-old for the rest of his life. Foreign governments will be watching as the former ...
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.
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.
China Tightens Grip on Hong Kong with Mass Incarcerations
The Beijing-imposed National Security Law was harnessed to retroactively prosecute 45 pro-democracy figures over an unofficial primary in 2020.
Joshua Wong shouts ‘I love Hong Kong’ as more than 40 leading democracy leaders handed lengthy prison terms in mass trial
More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges, in the biggest single blow to the city’s already shrinking political freedoms following Beijing’s sweeping ...
45 activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were 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-democracy
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Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists sentenced to up to 10 years in prison
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.
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial
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.
More than 40 Hong Kong democracy leaders sentenced to lengthy jail terms as Beijing tightens grip
More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges, in the biggest single blow to the city’s already shrinking political freedoms since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security crackdown four years ago.
China’s top financial officials set to speak at Hong Kong summit
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and several top financial policymakers are expected to speak at a global financiers summit in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Li Yunze, minister of China's National Financial Regulatory Administration,
‘The Last Dance’ records Hong Kong’s biggest ever single-day box office for a local film
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45 prominent activists will be sentenced in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People wait outside the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, ahead of the ...