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April 16, 2021

Hong Kong Sentences Jimmy Lai, Other Pro-Democracy Activists to 8-18 Months in Prison
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In Hong Kong, media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 12 months in
prison for helping to organize a massive pro-independence protest in
2019. Four other activists received prison terms between eight and 18
months. Amnesty International said the convictions are a violation of
international law and part of the effort to eliminate all political
opposition in Hong Kong.


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