Hong Kong convicts pro-democracy activists in national security

In a significant verdict in what is said to be the city's largest national security case, the Hong Kong Court has convicted over a dozen pro-democracy activists of subversion charges on Thursday, reported CNN.

This decision comes regarding Hong Kong's largest national security trial since Beijing's sweeping crackdown on the city with its national security law.

The 14 politicians and activists were found guilty of "conspiracy to commit subversion" because of their involvement in organising an unofficial primary in 2020 to determine the candidates running for city council seats, according to CNN.

They were among the 47 defendants in what became known as the "Hong Kong 47" trial, a highly anticipated and historic prosecution conducted in accordance with a national security statute Beijing imposed on the city following widespread demonstrations against the government last year.