NEW YORK -- Western nations on Tuesday condemned the jailing of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, in the largest national security case brought by the city.
West decries criminalization of dissent after 45 sentenced to up to 10 years
Elsa, foster mother of defendant Hendrick Lui, holds up a banner that says: "The righteous shall live; the wicked shall perish" at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts after the sentencing. © Reuters
NEW YORK -- Western nations on Tuesday condemned the jailing of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, in the largest national security case brought by the city.