German Deutsche Welle had this story:
Hong Kong police have charged a group of 47 prominent dissidents with “conspiracy to commit subversion.”
It is the single largest use yet of Beijing’s controversial, sweeping national security law against the city’s democracy movement.
The 47 charged on Sunday were among more than 50 pro-democracy activists arrested by police in January. Those detained in the crackdown had links to an unofficial primary election organized by pro-democracy parties ahead of a since-postponed legislative election. They were later released.
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