Tag: National Security Law

Lai was found guilty in two separate trials for unauthorised assemblies from 2019

But he also told staff at his pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily to be careful and not to take huge risks

Sentences to be handed down later, maximum possible punishment is five years in prison

Among seven prominent democrats guilty of unauthorized assembly charges are Catholics Martin Lee and Jimmy Lai

Zhang Wuzhou found guilty of ‘obstructing public officials’ and ‘picking quarrels and stirring up trouble’

During detention in Shenzhen, mainland authorities denied their families and lawyers access

Case is being closely watched by those concerned with the shrinking space for dissent in Hong Kong

Activists are accused of organizing and participating in an unofficial, non-binding primary poll in July 2020

Case offers an insight into how Beijing’s security law clashes with Hong Kong’s common-law traditions

Hundreds of people gathered at the court to show their support for the defendants