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HONG KONG: Sixteen Hong Kong pro-democracy figures face trial on Monday, more than two years after their arrest, in what some observers say is a landmark case for the city’s judicial independence under a national security law imposed by Beijing. The defendants are those who pleaded not guilty out of 47 arrested in a dawn raid in January 2021 and charged with conspiracy to

Hong Kongs largest national security trial opens

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The much-anticipated trial of dozens of democracy activists and politicians charged under Beijing's security law has kicked off. Analysts warn the case will be a test of Hong Kong's judicial independence.

Nearly fifty people, accused of wanting to overthrow the executive, appear from Monday for four months in Hong Kong. This is the largest trial of pro-democracy activists,…

Beijing used a national security law to quash dissent. Now another warning is being sent, with the mass trial of what was once Hong Kong’s political opposition.

AFP The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins on Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city. The proceedings are expected to last more than four months, and the defendants face sentences of up to life imprisonment if convicted. Authorities have accused the 47 of trying to topple Hong Kong's China-approved government.

Hong Kong - The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security l

The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.

The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed