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Coverage dated December 8, 2021

Hong Kong tycoon, two others convicted over Tiananmen vigil

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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai and two others were convicted Thursday for their roles in last year’s banned Tiananmen candlelight vigil, amid

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  1. NWI Times

    Hong Kong tycoon, two others convicted over Tiananmen vigil (opens NWI Times)

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    HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong tycoon and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai and two others were convicted Thursday for their roles in last year’s banned Tiananmen candlelight vigil, amid

  2. France 24

    Jimmy Lai among three Hong Kong activists convicted over Tiananmen vigil (opens France 24)

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    Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was among three democracy campaigners convicted on Thursday for taking part in a banned Tiananmen vigil as the prosecution of multiple activists came to a concl…

  3. The Diplomat

    Hong Kong Tycoon, 2 Others Convicted Over Tiananmen Vigil (opens The Diplomat)

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    Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, and Gwyneth Ho were convicted for either taking part in or inciting others to join the candlelight vigil in 2020.

  4. The Guardian

    Jimmy Lai among three Hong Kong democracy activists convicted over Tiananmen vigil (opens The Guardian)

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    Former journalist Gwyneth Ho and rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung also found guilty of unlawful assembly charges

  5. Al Jazeera

    Hong Kong democracy activists found guilty over Tiananmen vigil (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Three, including tycoon Jimmy Lai, convicted over their part in last year’s vigil commemorating those killed in 1989.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, two other activists convicted over Tiananmen vigil (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The convictions are part of a crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong, where Beijing's tightening control has severely eroded civic freedoms.

  7. France 24

    Media mogul Jimmy Lai among three Hong Kong activists convicted over Tiananmen vigil (opens France 24)

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    Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was among three democracy campaigners convicted on Thursday for taking part in a banned Tiananmen vigil as the prosecution of multiple activists came to a concl…

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Hong Kong activists convicted over Tiananmen vigil | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The pro-democracy activists had been charged with "unlawful assembly" under a strict national security law. Jimmy Lai, the owner of the recently shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was among those convicted.

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