7 HK democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down

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HONG KONG (AP) — 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 massive anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent. The verdict was the latest blow to the flagging democracy movement as the governments in Hong Kong