Hong Kong Activists

• 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
  
• 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
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• 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• 21 Hong Kong activists to remain in custody after bail requests denied, withdrawn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
• 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
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• Hong Kong leader says Chinese security law has been ‘effective in restoring stability’

  Lam also criticized foreign governments for interfering in Hong Kong's affairs, saying it had jeopardized national security.

  World

  Nov 25, 2020