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Jan 20, 2022 · HONG KONG — Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, 30, who first used one of the most popular protest chants of the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations, was released from prison on Wednesday.
May 30, 2024 · In 2021, 47 pro-democracy activists were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the sweeping, Beijing-imposed national security law for their involvement in an unofficial primary election. The mass prosecution crushed the city’s once-thriving political activism and dimmed hopes of a more democratic Hong Kong.
May 29, 2024 · The 14 defendants who were convicted on Thursday included Leung Kwok-hung, a veteran activist known as “Long Hair” who pushed for welfare policies for the old and the poor; Lam Cheuk-ting, an...
May 29, 2024 · The case of the “Hong Kong 47” arose from an unofficial primary election held by the pro-democracy opposition in July 2020 for the city’s legislature.
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Jan 19, 2022 · Leung was a prominent independence activist and the spokesperson for Hong Kong Indigenous, a pro-independence group in the city that was outspoken about “localism” and the need to preserve a...
Feb 6, 2023 · Here’s a look at who they are. Joshua Wong, 27, became a prominent activist at age 14. Benny Tai, 59, was a professor of law at the University of Hong Kong. Twelve were elected lawmakers, who ...
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May 29, 2024 · Pro-democracy activists Leung Kwok-hung, known as “Long Hair,” left, raise his hands as activists are escorted by Correctional Services officers to a prison van for a court hearing in Hong Kong, Friday, May 28, 2021.
