Hong Kong: Case against 47 pro-democracy figures must be dropped as politically motivated trial begins

By Amnesty International

As Hong Kong’s biggest national security law trial of 47 democracy advocates began today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Hana Young said: “This case has been an obscene injustice since the unprecedented mass prosecution of the 47 defendants began in March 2021. “In a trial that lays bare the intrinsically abusive nature of the national […] The post Hong Kong: Case against 47 pro-democracy figures must be dropped as politically motivated trial begins appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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