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China sentences 10 activists for fleeing HK Reuters, SHENZHEN, China A Chinese court yesterday sentenced 10 Hong Kong democracy advocates to between seven months and three years in jail for illegally crossing the border, in a case that has drawn international attention and concern over the defendants’ treatment. The group had all faced charges in Hong Kong over anti-government protests in the territory and have been held virtually incommunicado in a mainland prison since their boat was interc...

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Hong Kong Protesters Who Fled by Boat Are Sentenced to Prison in China The pro-democracy activists, who hoped to reach Taiwan, were caught by the Chinese Coast Guard and tried in the mainland’s opaque criminal justice system. Police vehicles on Monday leaving the Yantian District People’s Court, in which a group of protesters from Hong Kong faced trial.   Credit...Noel Celis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images HONG KONG — A group of Hong Kong protesters who were arrested by the Chines...

Hong Kongs acting chief superintendent of the Commercial Crime Bureau, Cheng Lai Ki (centre L), speaks to the media in Hong Kong after the release of the two youngest members of the so-called "Hong Kong 12" who were caught trying to flee the territory for Taiwan, and held in southern Chinese city of Shenzhen since August, Dec. 30, 2020. Photo: RFA A court in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Wednesday handed down jail terms of up to three years to 10 of t...

The much-anticipated trial of 12 Hong Kong fugitives intercepted at sea by the Chinese coastguard while fleeing to Taiwan was held on Monday, but by day's end, the outcome was still unknown. In a brief statement on its website, the Yantian District People's Court announced it would hand down its ruling at a later date after hearing prosecutors and defence lawyers' submissions. No live stream of the proceedings was offered, and with diplomats...

The case has attracted attention in Hong Kong as a rare instance of Chinese authorities arresting people trying to leave amid a growing crackdown.

The much-anticipated trial of 12 Hong Kong fugitives intercepted at sea by the Chinese coastguard while fleeing to Taiwan was held on Monday, but by day's end, the outcome was still unknown. In a brief statement on its website, the Yantian District People's Court announced it would hand down its ruling at a later date after hearing prosecutors and defence lawyers' submissions. No live stream of the proceedings was offered, and with diplomats...

news You are using an older browser version. Please use a supported version for the best MSN experience. Shenzhen court to deliver verdict on Hong Kong fugitives on Wednesday morning, while Chinese embassy slams British foreign secretary’s ‘secret trial’ concerns Natalie Wong natalie.wong@scmp.com Diplomats from the US, Britain, Australia, Canada, Portugal and the Netherlands wait outside the Yantian People’s Court on Monday. Photo: AFP Government-appointed lawyers hav...

The trials of 10 people from Hong Kong detained at sea while allegedly en route to Taiwan got underway in mainland China, a court official said on Monday, as campaigners urged fair hearings and the United States called for the group’s “immediate release”. The defendants are part of a group of 12 who were intercepted by the Chinese coastguard on August 23 and have been held virtually incommunicado in a mainland prison since. They face charges of illegal border crossing and organising an il...

5 Min Read SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -A Chinese court on Monday heard the case of 10 Hong Kong activists alleged to have fled the territory for Taiwan amid anti-China protests and held in a Chinese prison for four months as their relatives appealed for a swift resolution. Pro-democracy supporters protest to urge for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum and citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside Chinas Liaison Office, in Hong Kong...