Location:
HONG KONG, Hong Kong
Post Date:
Feb 7, 2023 3:46 AM
TAG ID:
eyepress119628
(RM)
Credit:
Alan Siu Mui Lun/Newscom
Format:
7200 x 4800 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Alan Siu Mui Lun
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Police stand guard at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts building during the hearing of the 47 pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the national security law, in Hong Kong, on Feb 7, 2023. The trial involves 47 of the citys most high-profile democracy advocates, in a hearing that has been labelled a trial of the territorys pro-democracy movement itself. The case has been condemned by human rights and legal groups, who accuse the government of using the national security law and changes to the justice process to crush dissent. Hundreds of people had lined up outside the court on Monday, before its expected start. There was a heavy police presence, including police dogs checking nearby bushes. (Alan Siu/EYEPRESS)