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Hong Kong vigil leaders jailed up to 7 years for subversion charges

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Three former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China have been sentenced to prison terms of up to seven years and three months under the national security law. The sentences were for inciting subversion by calling for an end to one-party rule in China. The High Court also fined the disbanded alliance HK$1.5 million for inciting public hatred towards the Chinese Communist Party. AI

RANK_REASON Sentences handed down under national security law for political activism. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Hong Kong vigil leaders jailed up to 7 years for subversion charges

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

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    Three former leaders of the now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been sentenced to up to seven years and three months in jail under the national security law for inciting subversion by calling for an end to “one-party dictatorship” in mainl…

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