Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case
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A Hong Kong court has convicted 14 pro-democracy activists, including former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong, and Raymond Chan, in the city's biggest national security case. The activists were among 47 democracy advocates prosecuted for their involvement in an unofficial primary election, accused of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong's government and topple the city's leader. Two former district councilors, Lee Yue-shun and Lawrence Lau, were acquitted. The verdicts come under a law imposed by Beijing that has severely limited free speech and assembly in Hong Kong. The security law is seen as a means to crush political opposition, but Beijing and Hong Kong governments claim it has brought stability to the city and protected judicial independence.

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