HK man jailed over 'seditious' kids' books

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 07, 2023 12:12 am

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong man was sentenced to jail on Friday for importing 'seditious' children's books that portrayed the city's democracy supporters as sheep defending their village from wolves.

Following massive democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019, authorities have revived a colonial-era sedition offense to jail dozens of residents, which critics have decried as political suppression.

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