47 pro-democracy activists detained on subversion charges in Hong Kong


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Pro-democracy activist Benny Tai charged on charges of subversion, arrives at the police station in Hong Kong on February 28, 2021. | Photo Credit: Reuters They will appear in court on March 1. Forty-seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were charged on February 28 with conspiracy to commit subversion, in the largest single crackdown on the opposition under a China-imposed national security law. They will appear in court March 1 morning. The former lawmakers and democracy advocates had been previously arrested in January but were released. They are currently detained again and will appear in court on Monday, police said in...