HONG KONG -- Hong Kong started its biggest national security trial Monday with a group of prominent pro-democracy figures facing up to life in prison if convicted on subversion charges under the Beijing-imposed law.
Dozens of pro-democracy activists held for two years since subversion arrests

Most of the "Hong Kong 47" defendants were denied bail and held behind bars since their arrests in February 2021. (File photo by AFP/Jiji)
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong started its biggest national security trial Monday with a group of prominent pro-democracy figures facing up to life in prison if convicted on subversion charges under the Beijing-imposed law.