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Jimmy Lai trial: key points from media mogul’s testimony on first day

Detained pro-democracy activist spoke for first time about charges against him under Hong Kong national security law

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong prepares for Stand News verdict in latest media freedom test

Two editors from now-closed independent publication are facing sedition charges over the outlet’s reporting.

Al Jazeera

What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?

Two journalists who led a now-shuttered Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday, in a trial that’s seen as an indicator for press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city

The Independent UK

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After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict

The trial of prominent democracy activists and politicians, arrested in 2021, is the largest under China’s security law.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong Democracy Campaigners To Receive Verdicts

A Hong Kong court will convene Thursday morning to deliver verdicts in the city's biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.

International Business Times

How a primary election led to activists being arrested in Hong Kong's biggest national security case

Verdicts in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date will be delivered on Thursday

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's activist publisher to stand trial this week under Beijing's crackdown on dissidents

The trial of Hong Kong’s most famous activist publisher who was arrested under China’s crackdown on dissidents will start this week after being delayed for over a year

The Independent UK

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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai faces trial under ‘unfair’ national security law

The 76-year-old media mogul faces up to life imprisonment for alleged ‘sedition’ and ‘collusion with foreign forces’.

Al Jazeera

For Hong Kong’s arrested pro-democracy activists, justice must wait

Closing arguments are due to begin in high-profile trial of 16 pro-democracy figures nearly three years after arrests.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong refuses to clarify law as uncertainty dims business hub

Officials are refusing to clarify what activities are legal, reflecting era of uncertainty under national security law.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong restricts foreign lawyers from national security cases

Hong Kong's legislature passed a legal amendment on Wednesday to prevent foreign lawyers working on national security cases, a restriction critics say will undermine fair trials and the right of defendants to choose their lawyers.

Reuters

Hong Kong 47: trial of dozens in pro-democracy movement set to begin under national security laws

Group of legislators, activists and community workers are accused of holding unofficial pre-election primaries that authorities say constitutes subversion

The Guardian - AU

Democracy ‘on trial’ as Hong Kong 47 prepare to face court

Picked up in a dawn raid two years ago, the activists and politicians are charged over an unofficial primary.

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Reuters

China gives Hong Kong leader power to bar overseas lawyers in national security cases

China's top lawmaking body has given Hong Kong leader John Lee the power to bar foreign lawyers from national security cases, removing the decision from the city's courts, in a move likely to further fuel concerns over judicial independence.

The Independent UK

Beijing gives Hong Kong leader more power in security cases

Hong Kong's leader will have the power to decide whether foreign lawyers can be involved in national security cases in the city

Al Jazeera

Jimmy Lai’s security law trial postponed to September 2023

Media tycoon, who has been denied bail, could face life term if found guilty of alleged ‘collusion’ with foreign forces.

The News Lens

Judicial Repression Becomes the Norm in Hong Kong

As of 2022, more than 100 civil society organizations and trade unions have been dissolved or closed in Hong Kong under the threat of the National Security Law.

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Al Jazeera

What’s going on in Hong Kong’s courts?

Thousands have been arrested over the 2019 protests, and more than 1,000 trials are currently under way.

AFP

Hong Kong student gets five-years for Telegram 'secession' messages

Hong Kong (AFP) - A Hong Kong judge increased a university student's jail sentence to five years on Friday for messages sent on Telegram advocating the city's independence from China and calls to resist communist rule.

AFP

Hong Kong activists fade from view as national security case drags

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activists have disappeared from view as their prosecution under a security law drags into its second year, with lawyers and family members warning the defendants are losing faith in the courts.

Al Jazeera

‘Assumed as criminals’: Hong Kong defendants find bail elusive

Courts are taking a more stringent approach to bail, leaving many behind bars even before their trial begins.

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