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Several longtime pro-democracy advocates on Friday learned their fate for organizing one of Hong Kong's largest-ever street protests during the height of anti-government demonstrations. Nine ... ( read original story ...)

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Veteran Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners are jailed as Beijing extends its crackdown on dissent. Is China’s promise of ‘one country, two systems’ officially over? The verdicts came as mainland ... ( read original story ...)

Nine are sentenced, including Martin Lee and Jimmy Lai. ( read original story ...)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special immigration initiative for Hong Kong residents received over 500 applications in its first three weeks, a spokesman for Canada's immigration ministry ... ( read original story ...)

The punishments for Mr. Lai, a media tycoon, and other leaders over an unauthorized peaceful protest point to what critics say is the shrinking space for dissent in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

Some in the mostly elderly group received suspended sentences in connection with the nonviolent march in 2019. ( read original story ...)

A group of high-profile Hong Kong pro-democracy activists including the media mogul Jimmy Lai have been sentenced to jail terms of up to 18 months for organising or attending “unauthorised assemblies” ... ( read original story ...)

The prison sentences over an unauthorized peaceful protest point to what critics say is the shrinking space for dissent in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

A rags-to-riches millionaire, media tycoon Jimmy Lai is a self-styled "troublemaker" who has long been a thorn in Beijing's side thanks to his caustic tabloids and unapologetic support for democracy. ( read original story ...)

Nine of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates were sentenced to jail terms Friday for organizing a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered ... ( read original story ...)

Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Lee Cheuk-yan and Jimmy Lai have been jailed for up to 12 months ... ( read original story ...)

Jimmy Lai, billionaire owner of Hong Kong’s last opposition newspaper, imprisoned over role in anti-Beijing protests. ( read original story ...)

Jimmy Lai is the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. He was found guilty of unauthorized assembly. ( read original story ...)