Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial

I wanted to let them know there are still many here coming here for them,

she said

The public's interpretation and understanding has a far-reaching impact on our society's future development,

he said

I feel such an injustice needs witnessing,

said Margaret, 59, dressed in a white raincoat and black facemask, who was in the queue since Sunday afternoon

We have no plans to protest today because we want to go inside for the sentencing,

he told Reuters

Hong Kong, once a vibrant and politically diverse community, is slowly becoming a totalitarian state,

Sumption wrote in The Financial Times shortly after he resigned

Still, we see that some people are not getting the message, apparently,

he said, noting a series of recent arrests under the local national security law, known as Article 23.

I just wish they can get a lighter sentence … no other hopes beyond that,

she said on Monday

A long time ago, he said if the sentence is up to 10 years or 20 years, I should not wait for his release,

she said

This case has swept away the entire pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong,

said Emilia Wong, the girlfriend of one of the defendants, Ventus Lau

The 47 democrats verdict makes crystal clear that any such compatibility with human rights or the rule of law stops at the all-important legislative purpose of the national security law as a means to protect national security,

said Urania Chiu, a doctoral legal researcher at Oxford University

Joshua Wongformer student leader

These people have undergone a kind of social death, and they are temporarily dead in the political arena. A single net has captured them all,

said Wong, who has visited Lau in prison several hundred times since he was jailed in 2021

It's because she wants to say something,

John told Reuters

If you are being critical of the authorities both in Hong Kong and in China, then it’s open season,

Steve Tsang, a Hong Kong-born political scientist and director of the SOAS China Institute in London, said in an interview

We hope to develop fair and free trade relations and promote mutually beneficial outcomes based on the principle of mutual respect. At the same time, we will strive to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Hong Kong businesses,

the spokesman said