A Hong Kong court sentences five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison for their role in the publication of children's books deemed seditious. The penalties are the latest sign of China's hard line against free speech and political opposition.
FILE - Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of Police National Security Department, poses with three children's books that revolve around a village of sheep which has to deal with wolves from a different village in Hong Kong on July 22, 2021. A Hong Kong court sentenced five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 for their role in the publication of children’s books rules as seditious.
The penalties are the latest sign of China’s hard line against free speech and any sign of political opposition in the city following the 2019 antigovernment protests.and disqualifying, imprisoning or silencing political opponents, many of whom have sought asylum abroad.