The group known as the Hong Kong 47 include some of the city's biggest pro-democracy figures. They were charged in 2021 under a controversial national security law (NSL) imposed by China.

The national security law was introduced in response to mass pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong In 2020, Hong Kong was transformed when China introduced the controversial national security law (NSL).

By David Pierson and Tiffany May Reporting from Hong Kong As the founder of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai cut an unusual figure: a rebellious tycoon who was ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Jimmy Lai’s wife Teresa Lai, left, and retired Chinese cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun arrive at West Kowloon ...

Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong's biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving ...

Hong Kong CNN — Jimmy Lai, the pugnacious Hong Kong media tycoon whose now shuttered tabloid Apple Daily was a regular thorn in Beijing’s side, took the stand Wednesday in his own defense for ...

HONG KONG, Nov 22 (Reuters) - (Note language in paragraph 26 that some readers may find offensive) Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai testified this week in court for the ...

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to jail for up to 10 years on Tuesday, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups. Beijing defended the decisions.

Many had already been in jail for years. By Tiffany May Reporting from Hong Kong Anywhere else, it wouldn’t have been controversial: a public vote by pro-democracy activists trying to strengthen ...

More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges, in the biggest single blow to the city’s already ...