What the fate of 16 activists says about Hong Kong’s future

Jennifer Jett is the Asia Digital Editor for NBC News, based in Hong Kong.

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court is set to rule whether 16 pro-democracy activists conspired to subvert the state in the Chinese territory’s single largest case under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing. The 16 defendants, who could be sentenced to life in prison, are among 47 politicians, academics and other pro-democracy figures who were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion over their involvement in an unofficial primary election.

But critics say it has driven a broad crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong, a former British colony that was promised its Western-style liberties would be preserved for 50 years upon its return to Chinese rule in 1997. In January 2021, more than 50 activists were arrested in connection with the unofficial primary, 47 of whom were later charged.

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