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Hong Kong court grants bail to pro-democracy activist Albert Ho in national security case

A Hong Kong court granted bail on Monday to veteran pro-democracy politician Albert Ho after more than a year in detention on charges linked to a national security case. Ho, 70, led the city’s largest opposition group, the Democratic Party, and is a lawyer who runs his own law firm. He was earlier denied bail… Read More Hong Kong court grants bail to pro-democracy activist Albert Ho in national security case

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Hong Kong court jails nine activists for unauthorised Tiananmen vigil

Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to between six and 10 months in prison on Wednesday for taking part in an unauthorised assembly at last year’s vigil for the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on protesters. The former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide-ranging… Read More Hong Kong court jails nine activists for unauthorised Tiananmen vigil

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Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai handed new 14 months sentence over unauthorised assembly

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai was given a new prison sentence of 14 months on Friday over his role in an unauthorised assembly on October 1, 2019, during one of the city’s pro-democracy rallies that year. This month, Lai – who is already serving sentences adding up to 14 months… Read More Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai handed new 14 months sentence over unauthorised assembly

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Hong Kong court convicts democrats on unauthorised assembly charges

A Hong Kong court found seven prominent democrats guilty of unauthorised assembly charges, including 82-year-old barrister Martin Lee and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 72, the latest blow to the city’s beleaguered democracy movement. Lee, who helped launch the city’s largest opposition Democratic Party in the 1990s and is often called the former British colony’s “father… Read More Hong Kong court convicts democrats on unauthorised assembly charges

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