First person convicted under Hong Kong's new security law is sentenced to 14 months in prison
The first person convicted under a tough new Hong Kong national security law has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan.
Hong Kong man jailed for 'seditious' T-shirt
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in jail after pleading guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it. The jail term is the first handed down by the city's court under a new local national security law that was passed in March.
In Hong Kong, a young man sentenced for wearing a 'Liberate Hong Kong' T-shirt
Chu Kai-pong, 27, a victim of the new security law passed earlier this year under pressure from Beijing, faces up to seven years in prison.
Hong Kong Man Gets 14-Month Jail Term for ‘Seditious’ T-Shirt
after Beijing imposed a law in 2020 that’s been used to suppress dissent in the former British colony. The 27-year-old was arrested in June for wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” A court previously ruled ...
First conviction under Hong Kong's new national security law for wearing "seditious" T-shirt
A Hong Kong man on Monday pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted under the city's new national security law passed in March. Chu Kai-pong,
Hong Kong Man Jailed for T-Shirt Protest Slogan
Chu pleaded guilty plea to having seditiously worn a T-shirt with the protest slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times". The message - chanted on streets during the months of pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019 - had been deemed capable of inciting secession in a separate national security case.
Man convicted under Hong Kong national security law over protest T-shirt
A 27-year-old arrested for wearing a protest T-shirt became the first person convicted under Hong Kong's new security law that supports Beijing.
Hong Kong man sentenced to 14 months in prison for wearing 'seditious' T-shirt
A Hong Kong man convicted for wearing a "seditious" T-shirt last year was sentenced to 14 months in jail under the city's new security law that continues to crack down on supporters of anti-government demonstrations.
Two Hong Kong men jailed for seditious acts under new security law
A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed two men in the city's first sedition cases under a new national security law - one for wearing a shirt with a protest slogan and another for writing similar messages on bus seats.
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 14 months in jail on Thursday for wearing a T-shirt with protest slogans found to be "seditious" under the city's new national security law.
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 14 months in jail on Thursday for wearing a T-shirt with protest slogans found to be "seditious" under the city's new national security law. Chief magistrate Victor So said in a statement that the 14-month sentence reflected the "seriousness" of the sedition charge,
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