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Forty-five Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced in Hong Kong National Security Case

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The Hong Kong government has handed down prison sentences ranging from four years and eight months to ten years to 45 pro-democracy activists. The activists, including prominent figures such as Joshua Wong and Benny Tai, were found guilty of conspiring to subvert the government by attempting to force out the territory's chief executive through a plan to block laws. The harsh penalties underscore the erosion of political freedoms in Hong Kong, with the United States, Australia, and rights groups condemning the sentencing as evidence of repression.

  1. AU
    Penny Wong
    Australian Foreign Ministry
    1. Australia has expressed our strong objections to the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities on the continuing broad application of national security legislation, including in application to Australian citizens.
  2. GB
    Chris Patten
    British Foreign Office
    1. These brave individuals were an integral part of defining the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, and were peacefully supported by thousands through votes.
  3. HK
    Hong Kong High Court
    1. In order to succeed, the organizers and participants might have hurdles to overcome, that however was expected in every subversion case where efforts were made to overthrow or paralyze a government.
    2. When the Primary Election took place on the 10 and 11 July, no one had remotely mentioned the fact that Primary Election was no more than an academic exercise and that the Scheme was absolutely unattainable.
  4. HK
    Chan Po-Ying
    League of Social Democrats
    1. It is what it is -- no matter (whether) I laugh or I cry, so I choose to laugh a bit.
    2. This is an unjust imprisonment. They shouldn't be kept in jail for one day.
  5. US
    US Consulate
    1. The defendants were aggressively prosecuted and jailed for peacefully participating in normal political activity protected under Hong Kong's Basic Law.
    2. We call on [Beijing] and Hong Kong authorities to cease politically motivated prosecutions of Hong Kong citizens and to immediately release all political prisoners and individuals jailed for their peaceful advocacy for rights and freedoms.
  6. GB
    29 Principles
    1. This is no longer simply a legal case; it symbolizes the gradual disappearance of freedom and rights in Hong Kong.
    2. In this case, basic civil rights have been ruthlessly stripped away. Freedoms such as freedom of speech and the right to vote have been framed as actions of subversion, which not only distorts the law itself but also represents a complete undermining of the freedoms and democratic values Hong Kong once embraced.
  7. US
    Maya Wang
    Human Rights Watch
    1. Today's harsh sentences... reflect just how fast Hong Kong's civil liberties and judicial independence have nosedived in the past four years.
  8. GB
    Jonathan Sumption
    1. These people were respectable politicians, journalists, academics and trade unionists, lawfully campaigning for a majority of the elective seats in the legislative council with a view to obtaining faster progress towards universal suffrage, something which is stated in the basic law to be the ultimate aim.

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sources

  1. 1.The New York Times
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.The Washington Post
  4. 4.France 24
  5. 5.BBC
  6. 6.ABC News (Australia)
  7. 7.CTV News
  8. 8.Le Monde
  9. 9.The Times of India
  10. 10.The Guardian
  11. 11.Al Jazeera
  12. 12.The Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
  3. 3.British Foreign Policy
  4. 4.US-China Relations
  5. 5.Protests
  6. 6.Authoritarianism
  7. 7.China under Xi Jinping
  8. 8.Human rights
  9. 9.Freedom of Speech
  10. 10.Hong Kong Retrocession to China
  11. 11.Hong Kong Democratic Movement

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.United KingdomGB
  4. 4.Hong KongHK
  5. 5.Taiwan, Province of ChinaTW
  6. 6.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.League of Social Democrats
  2. 2.Hong Kong 47
  3. 3.Human Rights Watch
  4. 4.West Kowloon High Court
  5. 5.Legislative Council
  6. 6.University of Hong Kong
  7. 7.Democracy Council
  8. 8.29 PrinciplesGB
  9. 9.Communist Party
  10. 10.Legislative Council of Hong Kong
  11. 11.SOAS China Institute
  12. 12.US ConsulateUS

persons

  1. 1.Benny Tai
  2. 2.Joshua Wong
  3. 3.Gordon Ng
  4. 4.Claudia Mo
  5. 5.Leung Kwok-Hung
  6. 6.Gwyneth Ho
  7. 7.Lee Yue-ShunHK
  8. 8.Penny WongAU
  9. 9.Andrew Chan
  10. 10.Au Nok-Hin
  11. 11.Ben Chung
  12. 12.Chan Po-YingHK

technicals

  1. 1.National Security Law
  2. 2.Basic Law
  3. 3.Occupy Central
  4. 4.National Security
  5. 5.Umbrella Movement
  6. 6.Tiananmen Square