Hong Kong jails 45 pro democracy campaigners for subversion

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion

Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among dozens sentenced in a controversial national security trial.

Anger and frustration at jailing of 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

A Hong Kong court sentenced dozens of leading pro-democracy figures to up to 10 years in prison in the single largest trial under a national security law that critics say has been used to all but ...

45 pro-democracy activists are sentenced to jail in Hong Kong's biggest national security trial

A Hong Kong court sentenced dozens of leading pro-democracy figures to prison under a national security law that critics say has been used to suppress dissent.

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Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it

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Activists, professors, legislators: who are the Hong Kong 47?

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