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A court sentenced the trio to between seven and 13½ months in connection with a demonstration last year against China’s tightening grip. ( read original story ...)

A prominent pro-democracy leader in Hong Kong was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in prison for his role in a police protest that was part of mass demonstrations there last year. ( read original story ...)

Joshua Wong, 24, one of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activists, was jailed on Wednesday for 13-1/2 months after pleading guilty to charges of organising and inciting an unlawful assembly ... ( read original story ...)

The prominent activist was handed a sentence of 13.5 months but shouted “We will hang in there" as he was whisked away ... ( read original story ...)

Now, those early successes are being undone and, with them, hope that Hong Kong’s prodemocracy movement can withstand Beijing incursions on the city. Eight years on from Wong’s first unlikely victory, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have been sentenced to jail on charges related to an unauthorized anti-government protest last year at the city’s police ... ( read original story ...)

"I know the coming days will be tougher. We will hang in there," Wong shouted after the sentence was read out. ( read original story ...)

We are democracy activists. We call on Washington to forge a new China policy that prioritizes human rights over other interests. ( read original story ...)

Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam also sentenced over pro-democracy protest at police HQ last year ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam have been sentenced to jail for their involvement in mass protests last year. The trio had been found guilty of unlawful assembly. ( read original story ...)

The activists, along with Ivan Lam, had pleaded guilty to illegal assembly in connection with a 2019 demonstration outside Police Headquarters. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is limiting most gatherings to just two people and ordering compulsory testing of workers at retirement homes and facilities for people with disabilities, among tightening measures to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is limiting most gatherings to just two people and ordering compulsory testing of workers at retirement homes and facilities for people with disabilities, among tightening measures to ... ( read original story ...)

Three prominent Hong Kong activists are facing jail on Wednesday after pleading guilty to inciting an "illegal assembly" outside the city's main police station during last year's huge pro-democracy ... ( read original story ...)