The no-jury landmark trial of the Hong Kong 47, presided over by three specially designated national security judges has convicted 14 out of 16 activists of taking part in a "conspiracy to commit subversion".
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A Hong Kong activist has been jailed for 16 months for organising an unauthorised protest in 2019 against perceived police inaction over a mob attack at a railway station. The District Court on Wednesday (April 14) imposed the sentence on Max Chung Kin Ping, who pleaded guilty to organising an illegal procession on July 27, 2019, six days after an.
A former assistant to two ousted Hong Kong lawmakers has accused the prison authorities of unlawful sex discrimination after she was repeatedly denied requests to wear shorts instead of winter trousers in summer during her remand. Designer Chung Suet Ying, currently held at the Lo Wu Correctional Institution over allegations of unlicensed firearms possession, is seeking a court order to.
Guilty verdict for Hong Kong defenders spells end of local democracy
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01/04/2021 - 20:12 Ex legislator and father of Hong Kong s democracy Martin Lee (82) at the court in Hong Kong. Isaac Lawrence AFP Text by: Jan van der Made with RFI 5 min Seven of Hong Kong s top pro-democracy advocates, including a media tycoon and an 82-year-old veteran of the movement, were convicted Thursday for their roles in organising and participating in a march during anti-government protests in 2019. Advertising
Jimmy Lai, the owner of the outspoken
Apple Daily tabloid, Martin Lee, the octogenarian founder of the city’s Democratic Party, and five former pro-democracy lawmakers were found guilty in a ruling handed down by district judge Amanda Woodcock. They were charged with organising an unauthorised assembly . They face up to five years in prison. Two ot