Hong Kong court indicts democracy activists on unlawful rally charges

Twenty-six pro-democracy activists were indicted by a Hong Kong court Tuesday for hosting, taking part and inciting others to join a rally in commemoration of the Tiananmen Square crackdown victims. The group included organizers of the annual memorial held for the victims in the military crackdown on the pro-democracy protest in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, veteran activists, former and incumbent lawmakers and prominent young activist Joshua Wong and media mogul Jimmy Lai. Pro-democracy activists including Joshua Wong (2nd from L) speak to reporters in Hong Kong on Sept. 15, 2020. They appeared in court after being charged for joining…