Glavin: Hong Kong s democrats are united; rest of the world is in disarray There is no escaping the absurdly draconian National Security Law that Beijing unilaterally imposed last June. It criminalizes anything the Chinese Communist Party deems to constitute subversion, separatism, or collusion with foreign forces.
Author of the article: Terry Glavin
Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021 • April 28, 2021 • 5 minute read • Former lawmaker and vice chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China Albert Ho leaves West Kowloon court after being given a suspended sentence on April 16, 2021 in Hong Kong. Seven prominent democratic figures, including Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, former lawmaker and barrister Martin Lee and Margaret Ng, were convicted of unauthorized assembly in relation to a peaceful protest on Aug. 18, 2019. Photo by Anthony Kwan /Getty Images
April 16, 2021
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai leaves Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre for an earlier court appearance.
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has been jailed for one year for his role in an unauthorised assembly that took place during 2019 s anti-government protests, while four former opposition lawmakers who took part in the same demonstration were also sent to prison.
Democratic Party founding chairman Martin Lee Chu-ming was given a suspended 11-month sentence in relation to the same march.
Lai, currently remanded in jail after being charged under the national security law, was escorted to West Kowloon Court on Friday (April 16) to hear the sentence for his first-ever criminal conviction.
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Hong Kong protests: Jimmy Lai, four ex-lawmakers jailed over 2019 march from Victoria Park Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai leaves Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre for an earlier court appearance. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has been jailed for 14 months for his role in two unauthorised assemblies that took place during 2019 s anti-government protests, while four former opposition lawmakers who joined one or both of the demonstrations were also sent to prison.
Democratic Party founding chairman Martin Lee Chu-ming was given a suspended 11-month sentence in relation to the march on August 18, 2019.
Lai received a one-year jail sentence for the August 18 procession and eight months prison for another unauthorised march on August 31, with the two terms to run partly concurrently.
Opinion: The Slow Death of Hong Kong
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On April 1, better known as April Fools’ Day, a Hong Kong court issued an unjust but unsurprising verdict. Seven Hong Kong democratic leaders were convicted of organizing unauthorized assemblies. These refer to the mass pro-democracy marches that took place during the summer of 2019. The official sentences of the seven charged activists will be announced on April 16.
Shanghai was once one of the most glorious cities in the world. It birthed numerous legendary international writers and filmmakers. During this golden age in the 1930s, it was called “The Paris of the East, the New York of the West.” But after the CCP established its power, Shanghai’s freedom died, along with its beautiful golden age in art and trade. Sadly, Hong Kong is destined for the same death.
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