Protests outside Hong Kong court where 47 face conspiracy case
Lawyer arrested outside court as defendants are charged with breaking sweeping new security law
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Alexandra Wong, an activist known as Grandma Wong, stands outside West Kowloon court in Hong Kong on March 2 during court appearances by dozens of dissidents charged with subversion in the largest use yet of Beijing s sweeping new national security law. (Photo: AFP)
Hundreds of protesters ignored government warnings and gathered outside a Hong Kong court where a bail hearing for 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under a sweeping new security law entered a second day on March 2.
Hundreds rallied outside a Hong Kong court on Monday to support 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion as the political heat rises in the city.
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Martin Lee, founder of the Hong Kong Democratic Party, center, sits in a vehicle as he leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates Courts following a hearing in Hong Kong, China, March 1, 2021. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty
Hong Kong Hong Kong police on Monday brought 47 pro-democracy activists to court on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the national security law imposed on the city by Beijing last year. The cases represent the largest mass charge against the semi-autonomous Chinese territory s opposition camp since the law came into effect last June.