US EditionHong Kong activist jailed for sedition in first case since 1997 handover
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Hong Kong pro-democracy DJ gets 40 months in jail for sedition
A pro-democracy Hong Kong radio DJ was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday for "seditious speech" under a British colonial-era law authorities have embraced as China flattens dissent in the city. Tam Tak-chi, 49, is among a growing number of activists charged with sedition, a previously little-used law that prosecutors…
Hong Kong: un locutor y activista prodemocracia fue condenado a 40 meses de cárcel por “sedición”
Tam Tak-chi, más conocido por el apodo “Fast Beat”, dirigía un popular programa de radio en el que criticaba tanto al gobierno autónomo municipal como al régimen de Beijing
Hong Kong court jails former radio host for sedition
HONG KONG (Bloomberg): A Hong Kong court handed a 40-month prison sentence to the first person convicted under a colonial-era sedition law since the handover to China, a sign authorities intend to dish out stiff punishments for critical speech as part of a broader political crackdown.
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activist jailed in first sedition trial under Chinese rule | DW | 20.04.2022
Former radio host Tam Tak-chi has become the first person in Hong Kong since the British colonial era to stand trial for sedition under a little-used law being reintroduced by the city's pro-Beijing prosecutors.
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