Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion
A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial. Benny Tai, 60, and Joshua Wong, 28, were among the so-called Hong Kong 47 group of activists and lawmakers who were involved in a plan to pick opposition candidates for local elections.
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
Hong Kong court sentences pro-democracy activist Benny Tai to 10 years in prison
Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday jailed a leading pro-democracy activist for 10 years at the start of sentencing in a years-long national security trial that has damaged the city's once feisty pro-democracy movement and drawn global criticism.
Benny Tai gets 10 years as HK jails all 45 democracy activists in landmark national security case
A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy leader Benny Tai to 10 years in prison, escalating the use of 2020’s national security laws. Tai was accused of leading a conspiracy to “overthrow” the government by blocking the budget through elected lawmakers.
Benny Tai among 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed up to 10 years in landmark national security case
Benny Tai was among 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures sentenced on Tuesday after being convicted of conspiring to commit subversion.
Who are the activists jailed in Hong Kong's largest national security trial?
But many like Owen Chow, Ventus Lau and Tiffany Yuen represented a new generation of vocal activists. Mr Lau and Mr Chow were among hundreds who stormed LegCo and spray-painted Hong Kong's emblem in what became a pivotal moment in the 2019 protests.
Dozens sentenced for up to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong national security case
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to a decade behind bars after it ruled in a landmark legal case that they had broken a national security law implemented by Beijing.
Hong Kong democracy campaigners jailed for years in city’s largest security trial
A court in Hong Kong sentenced dozens of leading figures in its pro-democracy movement to lengthy prison sentences on Tuesday, the culmination of a landmark mass trial in the former British colony which the city’s government has used to crush opposition to China.
Hong Kong Court Jails 45 Democracy Campaigners On Subversion Charges
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest sentence of 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
Benny Tai jailed for 10 years over mastermind role in 'primary' election
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Benny Tai and 44 others jailed in subversion case
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Hong Kong jails legal scholar Benny Tai for subversion
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