Benny Tai
Benny Tai is a legal scholar and one of the leading figures in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. He was accused of masterminding the 'Hong Kong 47' group's strategy to hold unofficial primaries in 2020, which led to his conviction and a lengthy prison sentence. Tai's activism has made him a prominent symbol of the struggle for democracy in Hong Kong.
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The judges wrote that the defendants were part of a conspiracy conceived, advocated and pursued by legal academic Benny Tai.
Hong Kong Court of Appeals upholds jail for 12 activists
Taiwan· 2026-02-23
Benny Tai was previously sentenced to 10 years in prison, the harshest sentence before Jimmy Lai's.
Tiesa Honkongā piespriež Ķīnas politikas kritizētājam 20 gadu cietumsodu / Diena
Latvia· 2026-02-11
Benny Tai is a lawyer who has been sentenced to ten years in prison as part of the '47 of Hong Kong' trial.
La represión se intensifica en Hong Kong, cinco años después de la ley de seguridad nacional
Bolivia· 2025-06-30
Benny Tai is a famous figure and icon of the 2014 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong frees four pro-democracy lawmakers after completing jail terms
United Kingdom· 2025-04-29
Benny Tai is accused of being the mastermind behind the group's subversion and received the longest sentence.
Four pro-democracy lawmakers from ‘Hong Kong 47’ group freed after four years in jail | Hong KongUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-29
