Father of U.S.-based activist sentenced in Hong Kong under national security law

Hong Kong Democracy Council Executive Director Anna Kwok holds a candle as she participates during a candlelight vigil to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 3, 2024 in Washington, DC.

A court on Thursday used Hong Kong's national security law to jail Kwok Yin-sang for eight months, in the first case against a family member of an activist living abroad, and wanted by authorities.

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