A landmark subversion trial opens against high-profile Hong Kong democracy activists
Some of Hong Kong's best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China's ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.
![Pro-democracy activist Emily Lau Wai-hing gestures as she arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/02/06/ap23037272622845_wide-21e1667d44b7a9a83dd3023ca615472e4af885e8.jpg?s=600)
Some of Hong Kong's best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China's ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.
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