Longtime Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activists Sentenced for 2019 March
Jailings could spell end of participation among first generation of activists, expert says
Jailings could spell end of participation among first generation of activists, expert says
Defendants in court reportedly shout, Political prisoners are not guilty; Hong Kongers won't be defeated!' before they are taken away
Forty-seven were charged with subversion in a hearing that ran into the early hours of Tuesday
47 pro-democracy activists and political figures return to court Tuesday after marathon session Monday
Hundreds of pro-democracy supporters gather outside courthouse in defiance of crackdown by Beijing ////
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai among those on trial; two activists plead guilty to organizing or participating in illegal assembly//
Organizer of student political group is latest activist under threat of violating the National Security Law
The arrests in the Asian financial hub included well-known democratic figures and former lawmakers
Human rights groups decry move
Jimmy Lai, 73, was arrested Dec. 3 on fraud charges; he's since been charged with foreign collusion' under new national security law
Three ex-lawmakers among group detained for protest in July aimed at sweeping national security law approved by Beijing
Joshua Wong, two others to spend between seven to 13-and-a-half months in prison/
Joshua Wong, two others to spend between seven to 13-and-a-half months in prison/
Tong was among more than 300 demonstrators against the new law who were arrested by police on July 1
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says new resettlement plans are being drafted
Legislation still opposed by majority, but support for protests is down 7%, while opposition to them is up 6%
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 3 veteran activists accused of 'inciting' people to take part in annual commemoration of crackdown, canceled this year due to
China's communist leaders have been preparing for decades to take full control of the glittering capitalist oasis
There have been allegations of police brutality against pro-democracy protesters
Workers demanding Hong Kong government close all border crossings with mainland China, as gambling enclave Macau shuts down all casinos for two weeks