Hong Kong activist jailed for sedition in first case since 1997 handover

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 sentences activist to 40 months in first sedition case

Judge convicted a 50-year-old activist for 11 crimes, in which seven were cases of sedition - he used words that incite “hatred or contempt” against the government - with a colonial-time law.

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.

Chant For Freedom Lands Hong Kong Activist In Jail In City's First Sedition Trial In 25 Years

A Hong Kong opposition activist was jailed for 40 months on Wednesday after the city's first sedition trial since its handover from British to Chinese rule nearly 25 years ago.

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.