China Jails 10 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists For Border Crossing China Jails 10 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists For Border Crossing The group were arrested by the Chinese coastguard on August 23 en route to the self-ruled island, which has opened its doors to Hongkongers seeking sanctuary.
One of the Hong Kong activists detained is seen in a vehicle after a transfer.
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A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed 10 Hong Kong democracy activists for up to three years over a bid to flee the city by speedboat to Taiwan, as a crackdown on dissent in the territory intensifies.
The group were arrested by the Chinese coastguard on August 23 en route to the self-ruled island, which has opened its doors to Hongkongers seeking sanctuary.
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SHENZHEN, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) A local court in south China on Wednesday sentenced 10 people to prison terms of seven months to three years for organizing illegal border crossings and illegally crossing the border.
Tang Kaiyin and Quinn Moon were respectively sentenced to three years and two years in prison after being convicted of organizing illegal border crossings for others, according to a verdict handed down by the Yantian District People s Court in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The two were respectively fined 20,000 yuan (about 3,064 U.S. dollars) and 15,000 yuan.
Eight other defendants were sentenced to seven months in prison with fines of 10,000 yuan each for sneaking across the border.
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SHENZHEN A local court in south China on Wednesday sentenced 10 people to prison terms of seven months to three years for organizing illegal border crossings and illegally crossing the border.
Tang Kaiyin and Quinn Moon were respectively sentenced to three years and two years in prison after being convicted of organizing illegal border crossings for others, according to a verdict handed down by the Yantian District People s Court in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. The two were respectively fined 20,000 yuan (about $3,064) and 15,000 yuan.
Eight other defendants were sentenced to seven months in prison with fines of 10,000 yuan each for sneaking across the border.