Seven convicted in Hong Kong over 2019 pro-democracy protests

Pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan holds placards as he arrives at a court in Hong Kong where he was one of seven people convicted on charges of organising and participating in an unlawful assembly (Vincent Yu/AP)

Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates have been convicted on charges of organising and participating in an unlawful assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent.

The seven include media tycoon and founder of the Apple Daily tabloid Jimmy Lai, as well as 82-year-old Martin Lee, a veteran of the city’s democracy movement.