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Hong Kong democracy activist Chow Hang-tung wins appeal in Tiananmen vigil assembly case

Democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung won an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction and sentence over a “banned” candlelight vigil in Hong Kong last year to commemorate victims of China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. High Court judge Judianna Barnes said in a written judgment that Chow did appeal for the public to assemble… Read More Hong Kong democracy activist Chow Hang-tung wins appeal in Tiananmen vigil assembly case

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Hfong Kong judge sentences five teenagers in national security case

Five teenagers with a Hong Kong group advocating independence from Chinese rule were ordered by a judge on Saturday to serve up to three years in detention at a correctional facility, for urging an “armed revolution” in a national security case. The five, some of whom were minors aged between 15 and 18 at the… Read More Hfong Kong judge sentences five teenagers in national security case

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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 lifts reporting restrictions on national security case of 47 pro-democracy activists

A Hong Kong court lifted restrictions on Thursday on reporting pre-trial proceedings of a landmark national security case involving 47 pro-democracy campaigners that has dragged on for more than a year. The decision comes one day after the lifting of a reporting restriction for another national security case involving a civil society group behind Hong… Read More Hong Kong court lifts reporting restrictions on national security case of 47 pro-democracy activists

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Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Stand News shuts down following raid

Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News shut down on Wednesday after police raided its office, froze its assets and arrested senior staff on suspected “seditious publication” offences in the latest crackdown on the city’s media. The raid raises more concerns about press freedom in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in… Read More Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Stand News shuts down following raid

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Six arrested as Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy media outlet Stand News

Hundreds of Hong Kong national security police raided the office of online pro-democracy media outlet Stand News on Wednesday and arrested six people for suspected “seditious publications” offences, the latest in a series of crackdowns on the media. Stand News, set up in 2014 as a non-profit, is the most prominent remaining pro-democracy publication in… Read More Six arrested as Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy media outlet Stand News

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Hong Kong court jails eight pro-democracy activists over June 4 assembly

Eight Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to up to 14 months in prison on Monday for organising, taking part in and inciting participation in a banned vigil last year for victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide-ranging freedoms,… Read More Hong Kong court jails eight pro-democracy activists over June 4 assembly

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Hong Kong court convicts three pro-democracy activists over June 4 assembly

A Hong Kong court found three prominent pro-democracy activists guilty on Thursday of unauthorised assembly over a June 4 vigil last year to mark Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong has traditionally held the world’s largest annual June 4 vigils, as part of wide-ranging freedoms promised when it returned… Read More Hong Kong court convicts three pro-democracy activists over June 4 assembly

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