A Hong Kong court convicted on Thursday prominent former pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting for rioting after he was attacked by a white-shirted mob in July 2019 at the height of…
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Hong Kong man sentenced to 14 months in jail for ‘seditious’ T-shirt
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail for wearing a T-shirt and a mask with protest slogans deemed “seditious”, the first person to be convicted…
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Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA Hong Kong court convicted two former editors of a shuttered news outlet, in a sedition case. Stand News former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were…
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Hong Kong court affirms landmark sedition conviction for pro-democracy activist
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskCriticizing laws or 0 can be enough to jail someone for sedition in Hong Kong, an appeal court ruled Thursday in a landmark case brought under a colonial-era law increasingly…
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Hong Kong court rejects bid to drop sedition charge against Jimmy Lai
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskA Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a bid by the legal team for pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai to have sedition charge against him dropped, in a closely watched national…