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The sentencing of the ‘Hong Kong 47’

A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion. All but two of the so-called Hong Kong 47 were jailed in the biggest trial yet under a sweeping national security law imposed by China shortly after explosive pro-democracy protests in 2019.

A day later, influential pro-democracy figure Jimmy Lai testified in a trial that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. So what does the future look like for the city’s pro-democracy movement?

On today's episode, Sumi Somaskanda speaks to Danny Vincent, a ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ reporter in Hong Kong who has been following the lives of the protesters since 2019.

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