HONG KONG -- Nine prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures, including outspoken media tycoon Jimmy Lai, were sentenced on Friday to between eight months and 18 months in prison for organizing and participating in an unauthorized protest in 2019, as the local government continued its monthslong crackdown on political dissent.
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Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai and others jailed over illegal assembly
Media mogul receives 14 months for two cases, while Martin Lee avoids prison
Martin Lee, the founder of Hong Kong's Democratic Party and widely known as the city's "father of democracy," arrives at the courthouse prior to sentencing on April 16. © Reuters
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