More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 10 years on subversion charges, in the biggest single blow to the city’s already shrinking political freedoms since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security crackdown four years ago.

On November 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders were sentenced to years in jail for “subversion” following a controversial National

Dozens of leading pro-democracy figures have been handed long jail sentences as Beijing cracks down on civil liberties in Hong Kong. Friends of jailed activists say they're trying to remain positive.