Hong Kong student leaders Joshua Wong and Alex Chow convicted for leading mass democracy protest

Hong Kong convicts student leaders of illegal assembly

Hong Kong (dpa) – Student leaders of pro-democracy protests in 2014 were found guilty of illegal assembly by a Hong Kong court on Thursday, as Amnesty International said the decision sent a “chilling warning for freedom of expression.” Joshua Wong and Alex Chow were convicted for climbing into a fenced-off area in front of the government…