Hong Kong jails 45 pro- democracy activists in city's largest security case
Legal scholar benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms. Supporters hold up placards among people queueing up at the West Kowloon Magistrates Courts for a hearing of 47 pro democracy activists in Hong Kong on July 8, 2021 A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in the Chinese territory's largest national security case. benny Tai, a 60-year-old legal scholar who played a prominent role in Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests in 2014 and 2019, was handed the lengthy sentence on Tuesday after prosecutors cast him as the "organizer" of a con-spiracy by activists and politicians dating back to July 2020. Israeli strikes hit component of Iran's nuclear programmed: Netanyahu Biden issues more Israeli settler sanctions ahead of Trump term The take: What's next for the war in Lebanon? Tai and 44 others either pleaded...