Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and 2 others face jail after pleading guilty to inciting protests


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Hong Kong — Three young Hong Kong dissidents were remanded into custody on Monday after pleading guilty to inciting a rally during last year's pro-democracy protests, deepening the crackdown against Beijing's critics. Hong Kong was convulsed by seven straight months of huge and often violent pro-democracy rallies last year in which millions took to the streets. China has refused demands for free elections in Hong Kong and authorities have pursued democracy supporters with criminal cases and a sweeping new national security law. Prominent activist Joshua Wong, 24, was prosecuted on Monday alongside fellow activists Ivan Lam and Agnes Chow over...