00:00The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by jailed pro-democracy activists in a landmark national security
00:07case.
00:08The ruling relates to the so-called Hong Kong 47, a group of politicians and campaigners arrested for organizing an
00:17unofficial primary election that authorities said amounted to subversion.
00:2445 of them were sentenced last year to between 4 and 10 years in prison.
00:30Sparking criticism from foreign governments and Reichs groups.
00:34On Monday, 11 activists who challenged their convictions all lost their appeals.
00:39The cases stemmed from the mass pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019.
00:45A year later, Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law that effectively criminalized much of the opposition.
00:52The primary election in 2020 was intended to help the pro-democracy camp win a legislative majority and press for
01:00fully democratic elections and greater police accountability.
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