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Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to "brainwash" children with cartoons

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A Hong Kong court sentenced five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison Saturday for their role in the publication of children's books deemed seditious. The penalties are the latest sign of China's hard line against free speech and any sign of political opposition in the city. The five defendants have already been jailed for more than a year and may be eligible for early release under the terms of the 19-month sentence.

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Times of India

Hong Kong speech therapists sentenced to 19 months for books

China News: HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court sentenced five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison Saturday for their role in the publication of children's b.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Hong Kong: Five jailed for 'seditious' children's books

Authorities said the books, about sheep trying to hold back wolves, referred to the Beijing government.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy over children’s books

The five were convicted under a colonial-era sedition law in a case denounced by rights campaigners as a ‘brazen act of repression’, which the Hong Kong government has rejected

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

Hong Kong speech therapists sentenced to 19 months for books

A Hong Kong court has sentenced five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison for their role in the publication of children's books deemed seditious

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to "brainwash" children with cartoons

Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced on Saturday to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish seditious children's books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves that prosecutors had deemed anti-government.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

5 Jailed For "Brainwashing" Children With "Seditious" Books In Hong Kong

Hong Kong jailed five speech therapists for sedition on Saturday over a series of illustrated children's books that portrayed the city's democracy supporters as sheep defending their village from wolves.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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