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.
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.
Hong Kong Resident Gets 14 Months Imprisonment for “Seditious” T-Shirt
The first sentencing under Hong Kong’s new Article 23 national security law (officially called the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance) occurred this week, as a man was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment for wearing a “seditious” t-shirt.
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.
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.
Hong Kong Man Gets 14-Month Jail Term for ‘Seditious’ T-Shirt
A Hong Kong court sentenced a man to 14 months in prison for wearing a T-shirt with protest slogans, marking the city’s first use of a new national security law to punish people accused of endangering the Chinese state.
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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