Hong Kong Activists

• Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists over security law

  Those found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion included former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong and Raymond Chan.

  World

  May 30, 2024
  
• Hong Kong is on the hunt for activists abroad. This one isn’t backing down

  Bounties placed on pro-democracy activists by Hong Kong show some of the "worst fears" are coming true after the imposition of a 2020 national security law, experts say.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
  
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• Hong Kong police target 8 pro-democracy activists living abroad, including in Canada

  Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory's harsh National Security Law.

  World

  Jul 3, 2023
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• Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, already in prison, pleads guilty to new charge

  Wong and three others pleaded guilty to illegal assembly over a June gathering commemorating the 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around China's Tiananmen Square.

  World

  Apr 30, 2021
• Canada troubled by China’s targeting of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

  A total of nine advocates were given jail terms after they were found guilty earlier this month of organizing and participating in a massive protest in August 2019.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2021
• Hong Kong court finds 7 democrats guilty of unlawful assembly for 2019 protests

  Sentencing will come on April 16, with some legal experts expecting jail terms of 12-18 months, though the maximum possible sentence is 5 years.

  World

  Apr 1, 2021
• 21 Hong Kong activists to remain in custody after bail requests denied, withdrawn

  The charges against a total of 47 opposition figures represent the most sweeping use yet of a new security law, accusing them of a "vicious plot" to "overthrow" the government.

  World

  Mar 12, 2021
• Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to stay in jail as court delays bail decision

  The group of 11 are among 47 people who were charged under a national security law imposed on the Chinese territory last year by Beijing after pro-democracy protests.

  World

  Mar 6, 2021
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• Over 50 Hong Kong activists arrested under Chinese national security law

  The arrests in the Asian financial hub included well known democratic figures and former pro-democracy lawmakers, according to local media and the city's Democratic Party.

  World

  Jan 5, 2021
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• Chinese court sentences 10 Hong Kong activists to jail for crossing border

  All 10 were also fined, the court said.

  World

  Dec 29, 2020