US EditionTwelve Hong Kong activists appeal convictions in landmark '47 democrats' case
HONG KONG, JUL 14 – Appeals focus on convictions related to a 2020 unofficial primary election deemed subversion under Hong Kong's National Security Law, with activists facing sentences up to nearly eight years.
- On July 14, 2025, Hong Kong's Court of Appeal will begin a 10-day hearing of appeals by 13 convicted democracy activists and the prosecution's challenge of a defendant's acquittal.
- The appeals stem from the largest national security trial involving 45 defendants convicted last November for conspiracy linked to a 2020 unofficial primary election deemed subversive by authorities.
- The case of the 'Hong Kong 47' originated from arrests in early 2021 after months of protests and the imposition of a national security law that criminalized subversion, which critics say suppresses legitimate expression.
- Amnesty International's Sarah Brooks described the case as a severe human rights crackdown, noting over 80% of convictions target peaceful expression, and called the appeal a pivotal test for free speech.
- The appeal proceedings will test Hong Kong's judicial independence amid ongoing political repression, with implications for restoring the city's global rights reputation and future freedoms.
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The appeal of twelve opposition figures opened on Monday, 14 July, in Hong Kong, challenging their sentences handed down at the end of 2024 at the largest national security trial ever held in the Chinese region.
Hong Kong: Appeal hearing in ‘HK 47’ case a pivotal chance to correct mass injustice
Ahead of the appeal hearing of 13 people – among 45 individuals convicted in a mass trial last year of “conspiring to subvert state power” under Hong Kong’s National Security Law – Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said:“The Hong Kong 47 case stands as one of the most shocking examples of the crackdown on human rights in the city. This appeal hearing is a chance for the courts to start righting the wrongs of this unprecedented…
In Hong Kong, a trial has begun for convicted activists, and the Chinese central government is hard on the democratic movement in the Special Administrative Zone.
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ThePatriotLight - Twelve Hong Kong pro-democracy activists appealed their subversion convictions and jail terms on Monday in a national security case that has spotlighted Beijing's ongoing crackdown on dissent and drawn international criticism.Twelve Hong Kong activists appeal convictions in landmark '47 democrats' case
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