⌛️ #HumanRightsDay Countdown: #HongKong law professor #BennyTai — co-founder of #OccupyCentral and organizer of an unofficial primary election — received a 10-year prison sentence, the harshest imposed under HK’s #NationalSecurityLaw to date.
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4 former Hong Kong lawmakers freed after years in prison under a Beijing-imposed security law Four former Hong Kong lawmakers have been released after spending more than four years in prison for their conviction under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

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PRISON RELEASE

"..The case involved democracy advocates across the spectrum. They include legal scholar #BennyTai, who got a 10-year prison term, and former student leader #JoshuaWong, who has to serve four years and eight months."

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Asian Lawyers Network (ALN) - 2025-02-26. Benny Tai Statement ALN has released an article reflecting on Benny Tai's legacy advocating for democracy and civic action in Hong Kong following his arbitrary 10 year sentence under Hong Kong's National Security Law. Yo...

We at ALN have released an article on the legacy of #BennyTai, champion in #HongKong of #democracy and civic action in its defense, following his arbitrary 10 year sentence under the National Security Law. I can't think of a better time to read and reflect on his words and actions than now.

Things continue badly for Hong Kong - Steve Hendrix with the "Global MInute"

#foreignaffairs #GlobalMinute #SteveHendrix #HongKong #China #HongKong47 #Election #BennyTai #JoshuaWong #ProDemocracy #JimmyLai #NationalSecurity #China

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