The ‘Hong Kong 47’ were arrested in 2021 after holding an unofficial election primary and many face hefty sentences
Hong Kong’s largest national security trial will draw to a close on Tuesday, with dozens of the city’s most prominent democracy campaigners to be sentenced for subversion, a charge that can carry life imprisonment.
Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the financial hub in 2020, snuffing out months of massive pro-democracy protests.
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