Hong Kong Court Upholds Conviction of Seven Activists
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has upheld a conviction for seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee. The ruling overturns a successful appeal in a lower court which the defense had won on human rights grounds.
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00:00The 2021 conviction of seven pro-democracy activists has been upheld by the Hong Kong
00:06Court of Final Appeal.
00:08Authorities charged the activists, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, with organizing what
00:13the city called an unauthorized rally during the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
00:18In 2023, the activists won an appeal in a lower court on a human rights defense.
00:23However, the top court upheld the original conviction, stating there is no human rights
00:28protection for holding an illegal assembly.