Hong Kong ‘Occupy’ activists found guilty

Nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy movement convicted of public nuisance in landmark verdict on free speech

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Nine Occupy leaders outside court in Hong Kong
(Image credit: Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images)

Nine leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy Occupy movement have been found guilty of public nuisance in a landmark trial which threatens long-standing freedoms in the Chinese-controlled city.

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