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Timeline of Prosecution

A regularly updated list of protestors and pro-democracy activists arrested, prosecuted or imprisoned by the Hong Kong government. (Last updated: 26th November 2024)

(Photo credit: Philip Fong/AFP)

21st November

  • Hong Kong court orders retrial of 2 men cleared of protest charges 3 years ago. (HKFP)

19th November

  • Over 1,400 days since their arrests, 45 Hong Kong democrats face sentencing in landmark subversion case. (HKFP)

14th November

  • Man charged with insulting China’s national anthem during World Cup qualifier in Hong Kong. (HKFP)

13th November

  • Hongkonger charged with sedition under Article 23 security law over social media posts. (HKFP)

31st October

  • 6 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists fined for unauthorised fundraising, as 4 plead not guilty. (HKFP)

24th October

  • Hong Kong 47: Sentencing for 45 democrats tentatively scheduled for November 19. (HKFP)

  • Man with autism seeks to overturn conviction for desecrating Chinese and Hong Kong flags. (HKFP)

  • Hong Kong’s national security committee weighed in on refusal of prisoner’s early release under new law, court hears. (HKFP)

23rd October

  • Denial of early release from prison ‘unfair,’ Hong Kong man argues in first legal challenge of new security law. (HKFP)

10th October

  • 24-year-old man charged with assaulting Hong Kong police on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary denied bail. (HKFP)

9th October

  • 4 Hongkongers convicted of rioting over protest in July 2019 as judge questions possible delay in prosecution. (HKFP)

3rd October

  • Hong Kong man found guilty of breaching social distancing rules during 2020 protest loses appeal. (HKFP)

26 September

  • Hong Kong speech therapists’ union ordered to hand over HK$116,000 assets on national security grounds. (HKFP)

16th September

  • First person convicted under Hong Kong’s new security law after pleading guilty to wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt. (HKFP)

12th September

  • Hong Kong gov’t rejected claims detention of activist Chow Hang-tung is ‘arbitrary,’ UN report says. (HKFP)

31st August

  • Chung Pui-kuen, the Hong Kong editor found guilty of sedition, wanted to ‘leave a record’. (HKFP)

30th August

  • League of Social Democrats members accused of unlicensed fundraising set to enter pleas in October. (HKFP)

29th August

  • 2 Hong Kong journalists from defunct media outlet Stand News found guilty of sedition. (HKFP)

28th August

  • Hong Kong appeal court quashes man’s acquittal over 2019 Yuen Long attacks. (HKFP)

27th August

  • Jury begins deliberations in landmark UN anti-terrorism trial of 7 Hongkongers accused of 2019 bomb plot. (HKFP)

22nd August

  • Hong Kong man to enter plea under new security law over ‘seditious’ bus graffiti next month, as lawyer hints at ‘no trial’. (HKFP)

14th August

  • Hong Kong activist Tam Tak-chi to appeal sedition conviction in top court next January. (HKFP)

12th August

  • Jimmy Lai among 7 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures to lose appeal against conviction over taking part in 2019 demo. (HKFP)

8th August

  • Hongkonger charged under new security law over ‘seditious’ T-shirt, mask says he intends to plead guilty. (HKFP)

31st July

  • Tiananmen vigil activists to take appeal against conviction over refusing nat. sec. data request to Hong Kong’s top court. (HKFP)

17th July

  • Hong Kong student charged with unlawful assembly over shopping mall protest 4 years ago. (HKFP)

16th July

  • Mitigation of Hong Kong 47 case hearings for national security case delayed by a month due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. (HKFP)

10th July

  • Hong Kong activist Tam Tak-chi advances appeal bid against sedition conviction. (HKFP)

9th July

  • Hong Kong bomb plot defendant claims police forced him to make false statements. (SCMP)

4th July

  • Hong Kong student cleared of rioting in 2019 to see retrial after gov’t successfully appeals acquittal. (HKFP)

3rd July

  • Hong Kong doctor whose clinic caught fire from tear gas in 2019 appeals court decision over damages. (HKFP)

28th June

  • Detained Hong Kong activist Owen Chow did not follow prison procedure over complaint form, court hears. (HKFP)

27th June

  • 5 rearrested over rioting at besieged Hong Kong university campus in 2019. (HKFP)

25th June

  • 29 year old charged under Hong Kong’s new security law over ‘seditious’ bus graffiti. (HKFP)

14th June

  • Man denied bail under Article 23 over ‘seditious’ slogans on t-shirt and mask. (HKFP)

8th June

  • Two protesters jailed for rioting in a Hong Kong shopping mall in July 2019 have been ordered to pay up to HK$1.7 million each in damages to cover the injury-related costs of two police officers. (HKFP)

7th June

  • The court has allocated 14 days to hear the mitigation pleas from 40 prominent Hong Kong democrats involved in the city’s largest national security case. (HKFP)

30th May

  • Hong Kong justice dept. to launch appeal bid against 2 democrats cleared of subversion charge. (HKFP)

  • 14 Hong Kong democrats convicted of subversion conspiracy in landmark national security trial. (HKFP)

17th April

  • Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists lose bid to take the challenge against convictions over data demand to top court. (HKFP)

26th March

  • Hongkonger shot by police during 2019 demos withdraws appeal against conviction and 6-year jail term.(HKFP)

22nd March

  • Hong Kong man pleads guilty to posting ‘seditious’ statements on online forum.(HKFP)

  • Hong Kong activist Owen Chow pleads not guilty to removing ‘unauthorised article’ from prison.(HKFP)

19th March

  • Two Hong Kong citizens who attempted to flee to Taiwan have been freed after winning an appeal against their sentences.(HKFP)

14th March

  • Hong Kong court upholds Tiananmen vigil organisers’ convictions over national security data request.(HKFP)

23rd February

  • Seven veteran Hong Kong democrats launch bid to appeal unauthorised assembly convictions linked to 2019 demo.(HKFP)

21st February

  • Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung to serve rest of 15-month jail term after sentence upheld.(HKFP)

16th February

  • Veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu jailed for 9 months over planned protest against District Council race.(HKFP)

8th February

  • Hong Kong man convicted of carrying unlicensed walkie-talkie after prosecutors secure review of acquittal.(HKFP)

6th February

  • Ex-student leader convicted of rioting in Hong Kong legislature interrupted by judge for giving ‘political opinions’.(HKFP)

  • Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu to face verdict over planned protest against ‘unfair’ District Council race.(HKFP)

25th January

  • Hong Kong man faces jail over online comments about stabbing ex-police chief Chris Tang.(HKFP)

22nd January

  • 4 prisoners, 1 corrections officer held over allegedly attacking inmate of Hong Kong prison.(HKFP)

  • Hong Kong woman given suspended sentence over reposting call to boycott ‘patriots’ District Council election.(HKFP)

15th January

  • Hong Kong man handed 2-month suspended jail term over inciting boycott of ‘patriots’ District Council election.(HKFP)

  • Charge against student accused of conspiring to wound Hong Kong police and anti-epidemic workers dropped.(HKFP)

11th January

  • Hongkonger who made failed Taiwan escape bid ‘remorseful,’ defence says after guilty plea.(HKFP)

9th January

  • Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s nat. security trial: Prosecution cites expert on social media platforms.(HKFP)

4th January

  • Man arrested over wearing shirt with protest slogan at Hong Kong airport pleads guilty to sedition.(HKFP)

2nd January

  • Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to all charges at Hong Kong national security trial.

    (The Guardian)