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7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted over 2019 protests

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Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates were convicted Thursday on charges of organizing and participating in an unlawful assembly during massive anti-government protests in 2019 that triggered a crackdown on dissent. FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry tells us more.

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