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Court rejects appeal of 12 pro-democracy activists in ‘Hong Kong 47’ national security case

High profile ‘Hong Kong 47’ case was largest to be brought under national security law

The Independent UK · Feb 23

Four pro-democracy lawmakers from ‘Hong Kong 47’ group freed after four years in jail

Claudia Mo, Kwok Ka-ki, Jeremy Tam and Gary Fan among those released on Tuesday after prosecution criticised as politically motivated

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2025

Who are ‘Hong Kong 47’? Pro-democracy activists at centre of largest national security trial

Key figures in ‘Hong Kong 47’ represent cross-section of city’s pro-democracy movement

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

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My friend Joshua Wong is among those jailed in Hong Kong – the UK must stand up for these political prisoners

I too suffered this repression. The harsh sentences handed down to democracy activists cannot go unchallenged, says activist Nathan Law

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2024

International outrage over sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

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’.

Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024

Scholar, Lawmakers And Journalist Among Hong Kongers Jailed

Hong Kong's largest national security trial came to an end on Tuesday with 45 pro-democracy figures jailed for holding an informal election over four years ago.

International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024

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Top Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to jail under controversial national security law

Western governments have criticised convictions of pro-democracy activists under controversial national security law

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2024

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

The group are at the centre of Hong Kong’s biggest national security trial and have been handed sentences of up to 10 years

The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Nov 19, 2024

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent

Prominent activists Benny Tai and Joshua Wong receive 10 years and four years respectively

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case

Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms.

Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024

HK47: dozens of pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial

Members of ‘Hong Kong 47’ – charged in 2021 over involvement in pre-election primary – sentenced to between four and 10 years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

45 prominent activists will be sentenced in Hong Kong's biggest national security case

Dozens of prominent activists will be sentenced Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

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The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here's who some of them are

Dozens of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in the biggest case under a national security law that critics say has crushed political activism in the semi-autonomous Chinese city

International Business Times · Nov 17, 2024

Hong Kong Political Freedoms In Spotlight During Bumper Trial Week

The erosion of political freedoms in Hong Kong will come under the spotlight this week with key developments in two high-profile national security trials.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2024

A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory

Scores of red Chinese flags now flap near the Hong Kong government headquarters in preparation for China’s national day as police patrolled the area thousands of demonstrators occupied a decade ago to protest Beijing’s restrictions on candidates running for the city’s top job.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2024

‘I was so naive’: 10 years after Umbrella protests, Hongkongers remember China’s crackdown

Anniversary of pro-democracy demonstration takes place in city where protest has been largely criminalised and activists silenced

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Hong Kong Activists Face Sentencing Under National Security Law

Mitigation hearings underway for pro-democracy activists convicted under national security law in Hong Kong. Concerns raised about judicial independence an...

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2024

Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday began to hear pleas for lenient sentences from some prominent pro-democracy activists who were found guilty in the city’s biggest national security case and now face up to life in prison

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

‘We refuse to disappear’: the Hong Kong 47 facing life in jail after crackdown

Last week’s conviction of dissidents came in the biggest case since the introduction of a new national security law

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2024

‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 activists found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion

Western governments condemn verdict in biggest case since introduction of national security law

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

A Hong Kong court is set to deliver a landmark verdict in the city's biggest national security case

Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists charged in the city’s biggest national security case will begin to hear their verdicts as early as Thursday

The Independent UK · May 29, 2024

How a primary election led to activists being arrested in Hong Kong's biggest national security case

Verdicts in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date will be delivered on Thursday

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

A Hong Kong Court hears final arguments in subversion trial of pro-democracy activists

A Hong Kong court has started hearing the final arguments of some of the city’s best-known pro-democracy activists tried under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent

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