Hong Kong’s high court has given out lengthy prison sentences, to some of the leading figures of the city’s pro-democracy movement, after a landmark trial. It was the largest case of its kind since Beijing introduced its national security law. Rights activists and western governments have criticised the ruling, calling it a harsh sentences. Al Jazeera’s Patrick Fok reports from Hong Kong. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #HongKong #PoliticalPrisoners #HongKongNationalSecurity #HongKongSecurityLaw #Article23 #HongKongLegislation #HongKongProtests #FreedomInHK #HongKongDemocracy #HongKongRights #StandWithHongKong #Save47 #FreeHKDemocrats #ReleaseAllPoliticalPrisoners #NationalSecurity #BennyTai #Protests #Democracy #HumanRights #AlJazeeraEnglish
Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case
Hong Kong’s high court has given out lengthy prison sentences, to some of the leading figures of the city’s pro-democracy movement, after a landmark trial. It was the largest case of its kind since Beijing introduced its national security law. Rights activists and western governments have criticised the ruling, calling it a harsh sentences. Al Jazeera’s Patrick Fok reports from Hong Kong. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #HongKong #PoliticalPrisoners #HongKongNationalSecurity #HongKongSecurityLaw #Article23 #HongKongLegislation #HongKongProtests #FreedomInHK #HongKongDemocracy #HongKongRights #StandWithHongKong #Save47 #FreeHKDemocrats #ReleaseAllPoliticalPrisoners #NationalSecurity #BennyTai #Protests #Democracy #HumanRights #AlJazeeraEnglish