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.

We continue to urge the PRC government and Hong Kong authorities,” stated Spokesperson Miller, “to uphold Hong Kong’s judicial independence, cease the use of vague national security laws to silence those peacefully expressing their political views.

A Hong Kong court will this week sentence 45 democratic campaigners in a major national security trial, with potentially heavy jail terms poised to further damage the financial hub's once lively pro-democracy movement,

The defendants were prosecuted under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has condemned the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists by the Hong Kong High Court on Tuesday, 19 November.The 45 activists were among 55 arrested in January 2021, with 47 officially charged with 'conspiracy to commit subversion' under the

A Hong Kong court sentenced 45 pro-democracy advocates in a mass trial on Tuesday, marking the largest case yet brought under the city's draconian National Security Law.

Forty-five former lawmakers and activists in Hong Kong received prison sentences ranging from four to ten years under a national security law. They were involved in an unofficial primary election aiming to pressure the government.

Western governments and rights groups condemned Tuesday the jailing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong in the city's largest national security trial.

Pro-democracy advocate and media mogul Jimmy Lai revealed in his trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday that he had hoped Donald Trump could intervene to stop the imposition of Beijing’s national security law in 2020.

Hong Kong's High Court has sentenced 45 major democrats to prison, alarming international observers who view it as a severe blow to the city's rule of law. Responses from global political figures highlight concerns over the implications for civil freedoms and the rule of law in the financial hub.