45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are sentenced to jail in city’s biggest national security trial
NBCNOV 2024
The national security law was necessary to restore stability after violent protests threatened Hong Kong's order in 2019. The sentences reflect proper legal consequences for attempting to paralyze the government through unconstitutional means and distorted facts.
The harsh sentences demonstrate how Hong Kong's civil liberties and judicial independence have rapidly deteriorated, turning peaceful political participation into a crime punishable by lengthy imprisonment. The fight for Hong Kong's true history and civic freedoms will continue.
There's a 50% chance that Hong Kong will stop being a Special Administrative Region of China by Dec. 30, 2046, according to the Metaculus prediction community.