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Diplomats from the US, Britain, Australia, Canada, Portugal and the Netherlands wait outside the Yantian District People’s Court, where 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who were arrested last August as they tried to flee Hong Kong to Taiwan by boat will face trial, in China's southeastern city of Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong, Dec. 28, 2020. Photo: RFA Ten out of 12 Hong Kong protesters arrested as they tried to flee the city to the democratic island of Taiwan stood trial at a court in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Monday, on charges lin...

Judgment on illegal border crossing charges will be announced at later date, judicial body says The 10 defendants reportedly pleaded guilty, while families urge court to quickly release verdict

CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Chinese court hears case of activists alleged to have fled Hong Kong for Taiwan amid protests 28 Dec 2020 / 22:47 H. (Corrects eighth paragraph to say relatives of the defendants did not attend the trial, removes duplicated paragraph on delivery of judgment) By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Relatives of 10 Hong Kong people who have been linked to anti-Beijing protests in the city and held in a Chinese prison for four months on Monday appealed to a mainland court for a swift decision on their case. The group, whose case is being dealt with by a court in...

Eight of the group are accused of an illegal border crossing, while two are suspected of organising for others to cross the border. Two minors, including a sixteen-year-old, will face non-public hearings.

An open letter to Chinese leader Xi Jinping Catholic activist holds 24-hour hunger strike and calls on Beijing to halt 'atrocious human rights violations' UCA News reporter Updated: December 24, 2020 03:17 AM GMT Trending Indian Muslims hold a placard displaying a picture of China's President Xi Jinping as they protest in Mumbai on Nov. 12 against the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghur minorities. (Photo: AFP) Benedict Rogers, the Catholic co-founder and chief executive of Hong Kong Watch, is staging a 24-hour fast and hunger strike on Christmas Eve in solidar...