It’s a dark day for the student leaders of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests in 2014 that came to be known as the “Umbrella Movement.”
On Thursday, a court convicted Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow for unlawful assembly, for their role in starting the protests.
The convictions will only add to Hong Kong residents’ fears of the mainland Chinese government coming down on civil liberties the former British colony used to enjoy.
In 2014, the trio led tens of thousands of demonstrators on a 79-day blockade, sitting in business districts in the busy port city. With major roads blocked, Hong Kong’s traffic and retail industries grounded to a halt, and things took a turn for violence when police eventually intervened after two months with tear gas and batons. Read more…
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