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     Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

     Beijing’s Tiananmen Square had checkpoints and police vehicles on Tuesday as China tried to silence the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Hong Kong police swarmed ...

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     The 47 Hong Kong activists in the city's largest national security case

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     Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case - The Boston Globe

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     Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown - WTOP News

     Hong Kong police detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, signaling the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police on Monday ...

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     Hong Kong Convicts Pro-Democracy Figures in Case That Cements Beijing’s Control

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     ‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 democrats found guilty in landmark subversion case

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2. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/29 › worldHong Kong Convicts 14 Democracy ... - The New York Times

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   May 29, 2024 · Public alarm over shrinking freedoms in Hong Kong had set off enormous, at times violent, protests in 2019 and early 2020, mounting the greatest challenge to Chinese authority since 1989.

3. www.bbc.com › news › liveHong Kong 47: Court finds 14 democracy activists guilty of ...

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   6 days ago · Summary. A Hong Kong court has found 14 democracy activists guilty of subversion and acquitted two in the biggest national security case. They are among 47 who were charged but only 16 of them ...

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5. edition.cnn.com › 2024/05/29 › chinaHong Kong 47: Democracy leaders convicted on subversion ...

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   May 29, 2024 · Those who pleaded guilty included Joshua Wong, 27, who gained international fame as the face of Hong Kong’s years of student-led democracy protests and was labeled an “extremist” by China ...

6. www.npr.org › 2024/05/30 › g-s1-1727Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists, acquits 2

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   5 days ago · HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent.

7. apnews.com › article › hong-kong-security-lawHong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in national ...

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   5 days ago · A Hong Kong court Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent. Those found guilty included former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong and Raymond Chan.

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   May 29, 2024 · Mass pro-democracy protests erupted in Hong Kong in 2019 over new laws planned by Beijing, which democrats argued infringed on freedoms guaranteed when Hong Kong was handed back to China by the ...

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   Who are Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists?

   • A Hong Kong court Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent. Those found guilty included former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong and Raymond Chan.

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   Who are Hong Kong's 'extremist' protesters?

   • These included Joshua Wong, 27, who gained international fame as the face of Hong Kong’s years of student-led democracy protests and labeled an “extremist” by China’s state media, Benny Tai, 54, a former law professor and co-founder of the 2014 Occupy Central movement, and Claudia Mo, 66, a former journalist-turned-legislator.

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   Why were 14 pro-democracy activists convicted in Hong Kong's biggest national security case?

   • HONG KONG (AP) — Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case on Thursday by a court that said their plan to effect change through an unofficial primary election would have undermined the government’s authority and created a constitutional crisis.

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   Why were Hong Kong activists prosecuted in 2021?

   • The activists were among 47 democracy advocates who were prosecuted in 2021 for their involvement in the primary. Prosecutors had accused them of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong’s government and topple the city’s leader by securing the legislative majority necessary to indiscriminately veto budgets.

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10. www.bbc.com › news › articlesHong Kong 47: Who are the democracy activists facing jail ...

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    May 29, 2024 · Some are famous, such as opposition lawmakers - Claudia Mo, Helena Wong, Kwok ka-ki - and icons of the 2014 pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong - Joshua Wong and Benny Tai. But many like ...