On Nov. 11, Ma Chun-man, also known as “Captain America 2.0” was sentenced by a Hong Kong court to five years and nine months in prison for “inciting secession” by peacefully delivering multiple pro-independence speeches and posting similar content online. Ma, a former food delivery worker, is the second person convicted and imprisoned under the contentious National Security Law (NSL) imposed on Hong Kong in June 2020. He is the first to be convicted based on his speech alone. His defense described the 31-year-old man as a “non-violent loner who sought company at protests,” the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP)...