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Polisi wamewakamata wanaharakati 47 kwa "kupanga kuipindua serikali " katika Kanda Maalum ya Utawala ya Hong Kong.
Imetangazwa kuwa watu hao 47 watafikishwa mahakamani siku ya leo.
Imeelezwa kuwa wanaharakati hao, wenye umri kati ya miaka 23 na 64, walikamatwa mnamo Januari na kuachiliwa baadaye.
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Police in Hong Kong have charged 47 activists with "subversion", in the largest use yet of the territory's controversial security law.
The 47, among a group of 55 arrested in dawn raids last month , were told to report to police stations for detention ahead of court appearances on Monday.
Beijing enforced the law criminalising "subversive" acts last year, saying it was needed to bring stability.
Critics say it has silenced dissent and stripped Hong Kong of its autonomy.
China's new law: Why is Hong Kong worried? ?
The law came into force after a series of mass pro-democracy protests in 2019, some of which turned violent.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemned the move as "deeply disturbing".
Who has been charged?
Those ordered to report to the police are pro-democracy activists who had helped run an unofficial "primary" election last June to pick opposition candidates for 2020 legislative elections, which were then postponed.
Chinese and Hong Kong officials say the primary was an attempt to overthrow the government.
Hong Kong police said in a statement: "Police this afternoon laid a charge against 47 persons... with one count of 'conspiracy to commit subversion'
BBC News
Imetangazwa kuwa watu hao 47 watafikishwa mahakamani siku ya leo.
Imeelezwa kuwa wanaharakati hao, wenye umri kati ya miaka 23 na 64, walikamatwa mnamo Januari na kuachiliwa baadaye.
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Police in Hong Kong have charged 47 activists with "subversion", in the largest use yet of the territory's controversial security law.
The 47, among a group of 55 arrested in dawn raids last month , were told to report to police stations for detention ahead of court appearances on Monday.
Beijing enforced the law criminalising "subversive" acts last year, saying it was needed to bring stability.
Critics say it has silenced dissent and stripped Hong Kong of its autonomy.
China's new law: Why is Hong Kong worried? ?
The law came into force after a series of mass pro-democracy protests in 2019, some of which turned violent.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemned the move as "deeply disturbing".
Who has been charged?
Those ordered to report to the police are pro-democracy activists who had helped run an unofficial "primary" election last June to pick opposition candidates for 2020 legislative elections, which were then postponed.
Chinese and Hong Kong officials say the primary was an attempt to overthrow the government.
Hong Kong police said in a statement: "Police this afternoon laid a charge against 47 persons... with one count of 'conspiracy to commit subversion'
BBC News
