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Mother of Hong Kong pro-democracy leader

The Washington Post · 12h

Hong Kong sentences 45 pro-democracy leaders to prison terms of up to 10 years

The activists were arrested over a single day in 2021 and charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” for taking part in an unofficial primary election.

Hosted on MSN · 9h

U.S. vows to impose visa restrictions over sentencing of Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders

The United States vowed Tuesday to impose visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials responsible for sentencing 45 pro-democracy leaders and advocates to lengthy prison terms.

45 pro-democracy Hong Kong activists sentenced to up to 10 years in prison under China-backed law

Western countries are outraged after Hong Kong used a Chinese national security law to sentence 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison.

Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai

The Washington Post · 2h

Media publisher Jimmy Lai defiant as he takes the stand in Hong Kong

The sentencing of pro-democracy activists and the trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai show how Hong Kong’s courts are becoming a tool for repression, analysts say.

The New York Times · 9h

After Years in a Hong Kong Jail, Jimmy Lai Has His Say in Court

The media tycoon, who is accused of masterminding pro-democracy protests, testified at his trial for the first time. He could be sent to prison for life.

The Associated Press - Busine… · 34m

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai begins to testify in his national security trial

HONG KONG (AP) — Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai testified he met with then-Vice President Mike Pence and then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during Hong Kong’s anti-government protests in 2019 but told the court at his landmark national security trial Wednesday that he did not ask the U.S. officials to take action.

CNN on MSN16h

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 ...

Dozens of pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison in Hong Kong

Dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to long prison terms for alleged subversion. The case ...

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