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Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Activists for Subversion

Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Activists infor Landmark Security CaseSubversion

Published NOV 19 2024

Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Activists for Subversion

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Above: Media staff report outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building ahead of the sentencing of 45 people convicted of the offense of conspiracy to commit subversion on Nov. 19, 2024 in Hong Kong, China. Image credit: Xiao Meilin/Contributor/VCG via Getty Images

The Spin

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RTHK

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.

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

Metaculus Prediction

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.