Hong Kong man sentenced to 14 months in jail for ‘seditious’ T-shirt
Chu Kai-pong is first person to be convicted under Article 23, the China-ruled city’s tough new national security law.
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 ...
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.
First people are sentenced under Hong Kong's tough new security law
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the first two people under a tough new Hong Kong national security law, including a man who was given 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan
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.
Hong Kong man jailed for 'seditious' T shirt
Critics feared the law could further erode civil liberties in the city, while Beijing and Hong Kong defended it, saying it was necessary for stability. Chu Kai-pong, 27, was arrested at a subway station in June wearing a T-shirt sporting the phrase "Liberate Hong Kong,
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 was sentenced on Thursday to 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan. Chu Kai-pong, 27, wore a shirt on June 12 reading “Liberate Hong Kong,
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