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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai defiant as he gives evidence in foreign collusion trial

Founder of Apple Daily paper denies seeking to influence foreign policy against China and says advocating for the independence of Hong Kong was ‘a reality too crazy to think about’

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Takes Witness Stand In Collusion Trial

Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai will on Wednesday take the stand in his collusion trial, testifying in court for the first time despite five previous trials in almost four years.

International Business Times

Starmer twice declines to directly condemn jailing of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures

UK prime minister was condemned by Iain Duncan Smith, who is on Beijing’s sanctions list

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on a showtrial in Hong Kong: a new authoritarian low

Editorial: The jailing of 45 pro-democracy activists testifies to the ruthless suppression of a once-vibrant civil society

The Guardian - UK

International outrage over sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 years

The Guardian - UK

US space tech firm Maxar says employee personal data leaked in hack

A hacker with a Hong Kong address lurked on Maxar servers for a week, stealing sensitive employee information.

TechRadar

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?

The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a ‘coup’.

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Pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong day after Starmer met President Xi

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer insisted it was right to have ‘pragmatic’ engagement with China’s Xi Jinping.

Evening Standard

Despondency And Defiance As 45 Hong Kong Campaigners Jailed

Under grey skies outside the court where 45 Hong Kong democracy campaigners were jailed for subversion on Tuesday, supporters were both despondent and defiant as a trial encapsulating the city's erosion of political freedoms finally came to a close.

International Business Times

Scholar, Lawmakers And Journalist Among Hong Kongers Jailed

Hong Kong's largest national security trial came to an end on Tuesday with 45 pro-democracy figures jailed for holding an informal election over four years ago.

International Business Times

First Thing: Putin warns US over using long-range missiles by signing new nuclear doctrine

Kremlin ups rhetoric over decision to allow Kyiv to use US long-range missiles inside Russia. Plus, dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed

The Guardian - UK

Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed

Ex-leader of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party warns UK-China agreement before 1997 handover ‘evaporating’

The Independent UK

Top Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to jail under controversial national security law

Western governments have criticised convictions of pro-democracy activists under controversial national security law

Evening Standard

Foreign governments, rights groups criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups

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International Business Times

Acquitted 'Hong Kong 47' Defendant Sees Freedom As Responsibility

As the massive trial of the "Hong Kong 47" democracy campaigners ended on Tuesday, an acquitted member of the group watched from the sidelines and felt the weight of his freedom upon him.

The Guardian - AU

Activists, professors, legislators: who are the Hong Kong 47?

The group are at the centre of Hong Kong’s biggest national security trial and have been handed sentences of up to 10 years

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45 Activists Sentenced In Hong Kong National Security Case

45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong under national security law, raising global concerns over civil liberties.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case

Legal scholar Benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms.

The Guardian - UK

HK47: dozens of pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial

Members of ‘Hong Kong 47’ – charged in 2021 over involvement in pre-election primary – sentenced to between four and 10 years

The Independent UK

45 prominent activists will be sentenced in Hong Kong's biggest national security case

Dozens of prominent activists will be sentenced Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case

The Independent UK

100 politicians around world demand release of jailed pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai

Call for unconditional freedom for media mogul facing life sentence on charges decried as a sham comes after prime minister raises his case with China’s president

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