Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists after accusing them of trying to overthrow the city's government

Hong Kong has been bracing for the result of the territory's largest ever nationalist information proceedings for months.

Forty-five pro-democracy activists person been sentenced with jailhouse presumption ranging from 4 years to 10 years.

They were accused of conspiracy to perpetrate subversion aft holding an unofficial superior predetermination successful Hong Kong successful 2020. They were arrested successful 2021.

Hong Kong authorities accidental the defendants were trying to overthrow the territory's government.

Democracy activistic Benny Tai received the longest condemnation of 10 years. He became the look of the question erstwhile thousands of protesters took to the city's streets during the "Umbrella Movement" demonstrations.

However, Hong Kong officials accused him of being down the program to organise elections to prime candidates.

Tai had pleaded guilty, his lawyers argued helium believed his predetermination program was allowed nether the city's Basic Law.

Another salient activistic Joshua Wong received a condemnation of much than 4 years.

Wong became 1 of the starring figures successful the protests. His activism started arsenic a 15 twelvemonth aged erstwhile helium spearheaded a immense rally against a authorities program to alteration the schoolhouse curriculum.

Then successful 2019 Hong Kong erupted successful protests aft the city's authorities projected a measure that would let extradition to mainland China. It peaked successful June 2019 erstwhile Amnesty International reported that up to 2 cardinal radical marched connected the streets, paralysing parts of Hong Kong's concern district.

The extradition measure was aboriginal dropped but it had ignited a question demanding governmental alteration and state to elite their ain leaders successful Hong Kong.

China's cardinal authorities called the protests "riots" that could not continue.

Hong Kong introduced a nationalist information instrumentality successful the aftermath of the protests.

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The US has called the proceedings "politically motivated".

Dozens of household and friends of the accused were waiting for the verdict extracurricular the West Kowloon Magistrates Court.

British national and media mogul Jimmy Lai is owed to attest connected Wednesday.

Meeting connected the sidelines of the G20 successful Brazil, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told China's President Xi Jinping he's acrophobic astir the wellness of Lai.

He faces charges of fraud and the 2019 protests. He has besides been charged with sedition and collusion with overseas forces.