Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement Receives Its Sentence
The city’s largest ever national security trial has ended with years-long jail terms handed to dozens of activists. A Wire China timeline shows how Hong Kong reached this point.
Pro-democracy activists who were elected from unofficial pro-democracy primaries attend a press conference in Hong Kong, July 15, 2020. Credit: Kin Cheng/AP Images
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s High Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy advocates to prison terms of between four and ten years on Tuesday, concluding the city’s largest ever national security trial that has come to symbolize Beijing’s tightening political grip over the city.
An excerpt from a Hong Kong government press release showing a statement from Chief Executive John Lee regarding the sentencing of 45-pro democracy advocates, November 19, 2024. Credit: Hong Kong Government
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