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Dozens sentenced for up to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong national security case

NPR Tuesday, 19 November 2024 ()
A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to a decade behind bars after it ruled in a landmark legal case that they had broken a national security law implemented by Beijing.
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