Hong Kong convicts 7 activists, including tycoon Jimmy Lai, of unlawful assembly over 2019 protests

Seven leading

Seven leading Hong Kong activists face five years in prison after being convicted for organizing an unauthorized assembly during the 2019 anti-government protests that brought the region to a standstill for months.

  Media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty alongside six politicians and former legislators, Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Cyd Ho Sau-lan, Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-yan and Leung Kwok-hung. All of the activists had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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