Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists
Thursday, 30 May 2024 In a significant development, a Hong Kong court has convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's largest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing. The law has effectively suppressed public dissent in the city. Among those found guilty were former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong, and Raymond Chan.
Hong Kong activist Chan Po-ying became one of the city's only pro-democracy voices after her prominent husband's arrest in 2021, refusing to give up the struggle they had waged together for decades.
Her husband Leung Kwok-hung, better known by his nickname βLong Hairβ, was among the 47 people...
Hong Kong's security chief Chris Tang confirms that several pro-democracy campaigners have been arrested outside the courthouse where 14 people were found guilty of subversion in the city's biggest..
A Hong Kong court finds fourteen pro-democracy campaigners guilty of subversion and aquits two. The verdicts are part of a long-running trial in which 47 people were charged for organising an..
Hong Kong activists Lawrence Lau and Shun Lee walk out of court after being acquitted in the city's landmark national security trial, as court found another 14 activists guilty of subversion in the..