Hong Kong sentences 45 pro-democracy activists to prison

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
45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists sentenced to severe prison terms
Under the National Security Law, 45 pro-democracy politicians and activists were sentenced to prison terms ranging from six to ten years for organizing primary elections in July 2020. This marked the largest political trial in Hong Kong since 1997.
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Defendants include politicians and activists who had hoped to win control of legislature, a plan Beijing found subversive.
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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.
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James Pomfret is a Special Correspondent for Reuters covering politics and policy in Asia, with a specialization on China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. A two-time Pulitzer finalist, his
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