Hong Kong 47: Who are the campaigners jailed in controversial national security trial?

They include prominent campaigners, former lawmakers and ordinary citizens who joined the pro-democracy movement.

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They were charged in 2021 under a controversial national security law (NSL) imposed by China. On Tuesday a court in Hong Kong sentenced 45 of them to jail terms ranging from four to 10 years. Two defendants were acquitted earlier in the year.

Officials accused the eight women and 39 men of trying to overthrow the government by running an unofficial primary to pick opposition candidates for local elections. Most of the defendants either pleaded guilty or were convicted of conspiring to commit subversion.

Some are famous figures like Joshua Wong and Benny Tai, icons of the 2014 pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong.

There are also well-known opposition lawmakers Claudia Mo, Helena Wong, Kwok ka-ki and Leung Kwok-hung who is also known as Long Hair.

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