Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups.

We continue to urge the PRC government and Hong Kong authorities,” stated Spokesperson Miller, “to uphold Hong Kong’s judicial independence, cease the use of vague national security laws to silence those peacefully expressing their political views.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide has condemned the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists by the Hong Kong High Court on Tuesday, 19 November.The 45 activists were among 55 arrested in January 2021, with 47 officially charged with 'conspiracy to commit subversion' under the

The defendants were prosecuted under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

Scores of Hong Kong ’s leading pro-democracy activists, collectively known as the “Hong Kong 47,” have been handed prison terms in the city’s largest trial under the national security law.

Forty-five former lawmakers and activists in Hong Kong received prison sentences ranging from four to ten years under a national security law. They were involved in an unofficial primary election aiming to pressure the government.

A court in Hong Kong sentenced dozens of leading figures in its pro-democracy movement to lengthy prison sentences on Tuesday, the culmination of a landmark mass trial which the city’s government has used to crush opposition to China.

Pro-democracy advocate and media mogul Jimmy Lai revealed in his trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday that he had hoped Donald Trump could intervene to stop the imposition of Beijing’s national security law in 2020.

Western governments and rights groups condemned Tuesday the jailing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong in the city's largest national security trial.