Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion

A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial.

Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among the so-called Hong Kong 47 group of activists and lawmakers involved in a plan to pick opposition candidates for local elections. Tai received 10 years while Wong received more than four years.

A total of 45 people have been jailed for conspiring to commit subversion, after two defendants were acquitted in May.