Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial

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HONG KONG — Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
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They were prosecuted under the 2020 national security law for their roles in an unofficial primary election.
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The jailed are among the so called “Hong Kong 47” pro-democracy group, who were arrested and charged in 2021 over their involvement in an informal pre-election primary vote the year before.
Guardian
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The remaining defendants were sentenced to between 50 and over 80 months in jail.
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