Judge in Hong Kong convicts media mogul, 6 other activists


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Judge in Hong Kong convicts media mogul, 6 other activists by ZEN SOO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Today at 4:19 a.m. Pro-democracy lawmaker Martin Lee (center) and politician Albert Ho were among seven pro-democracy advocates convicted Thursday of participating in an unlawful assembly in 2019 in Hong Kong. (AP/Vincent Yu) HONG KONG -- Seven of Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy advocates, including a media tycoon and an 82-year-old veteran of the movement, were convicted Thursday for organizing and participating in a march during anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent. The verdict was the latest blow to the...