Trio of leading Hong Kong activists charged for role in organizing pro-democracy Occupy protests | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Hong Kong (dpa) – Three youth activists who played key roles in the 79-day protests last year in Hong Kong were formally charged Thursday some 11 months after the fact, said local reports. Joshua Wong, leader of student group Scholarism, was charged with taking part in and inciting others to take part in an unlawful assembly.…