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Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Faces National Security Trial

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai faces life in prison for national security charges amid crackdown on dissent. Trial highlights tensions over freedom of exp...

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Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is expected to testify in his national security trial soon

The landmark national security trial of prominent Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai resumes Wednesday, with the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily expected to testify in his defense soon

The Independent UK

Hong Kong Activists Sentenced To Jail Sparking International Criticism

45 activists in Hong Kong sentenced under national security law, drawing global criticism and raising concerns about civil liberties and democracy.

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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai defiant as he gives evidence in foreign collusion trial

Founder of Apple Daily paper denies seeking to influence foreign policy against China and says advocating for the independence of Hong Kong was ‘a reality too crazy to think about’

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Takes Witness Stand In Collusion Trial

Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai will on Wednesday take the stand in his collusion trial, testifying in court for the first time despite five previous trials in almost four years.

International Business Times

Starmer twice declines to directly condemn jailing of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures

UK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing’s sanctions list

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on a showtrial in Hong Kong: a new authoritarian low

Editorial: The jailing of 45 pro-democracy activists testifies to the ruthless suppression of a once-vibrant civil society

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International outrage over sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 years

The Guardian - UK

US space tech firm Maxar says employee personal data leaked in hack

A hacker with a Hong Kong address lurked on Maxar servers for a week, stealing sensitive employee information.

TechRadar

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?

The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a ‘coup’.

Al Jazeera

Pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong day after Starmer met President Xi

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted it was right to have ‘pragmatic’ engagement with China’s Xi Jinping.

Evening Standard

Despondency And Defiance As 45 Hong Kong Campaigners Jailed

Under grey skies outside the court where 45 Hong Kong democracy campaigners were jailed for subversion on Tuesday, supporters were both despondent and defiant as a trial encapsulating the city's erosion of political freedoms finally came to a close.

International Business Times

Scholar, Lawmakers And Journalist Among Hong Kongers Jailed

Hong Kong's largest national security trial came to an end on Tuesday with 45 pro-democracy figures jailed for holding an informal election over four years ago.

International Business Times

First Thing: Putin warns US over using long-range missiles by signing new nuclear doctrine

Kremlin ups rhetoric over decision to allow Kyiv to use US long-range missiles inside Russia. Plus, dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed

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The Independent UK

Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed

Ex-leader of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party warns UK-China agreement before 1997 handover ‘evaporating’

Evening Standard

Top Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to jail under controversial national security law

Western governments have criticised convictions of pro-democracy activists under controversial national security law

The Independent UK

Foreign governments, rights groups criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups

International Business Times

Acquitted 'Hong Kong 47' Defendant Sees Freedom As Responsibility

As the massive trial of the "Hong Kong 47" democracy campaigners ended on Tuesday, an acquitted member of the group watched from the sidelines and felt the weight of his freedom upon him.

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The Guardian - AU

Activists, professors, legislators: who are the Hong Kong 47?

The group are at the centre of Hong Kong’s biggest national security trial and have been handed sentences of up to 10 years

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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Figures Sentenced To Up To 10 Years

Prominent pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong sentenced under national security law, raising concerns over political freedoms.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Court Jails 45 Democracy Campaigners On Subversion Charges

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with "mastermind" Benny Tai receiving the longest sentence of 10 years.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in China-led crackdown on dissent

Prominent activists Benny Tai and Joshua Wong receive 10 years and four years respectively

AAP

Australia 'gravely concerned' for activist's sentencing

The sentencing of an Australian pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong has drawn bipartisan condemnation over the crackdown on political freedoms by China.

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45 Activists Sentenced In Hong Kong National Security Case

45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong under national security law, raising global concerns over civil liberties.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case

Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms.

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