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Newshour: 16/04/2021 13:06 GMT: Pro-democracy activists sentenced in Hong Kong

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16/04/2021 13:06 GMT

16/04/2021 13:06 GMT: Pro-democracy activists sentenced in Hong Kong

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Activists including media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced for roles in 2019 peaceful protest

Several Hong Kong activists have been given jail or suspended sentences for their roles in a peaceful protest in 2019. We hear from two of them, lawyer Albert Ho and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who spoke to our reporter Danny Vincent while he was still a free man. 

Also in the programme: the babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil; and a surprising report about the birth of Britain's late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose funeral will be held on Saturday.

(Photo: Pro-democracy activists Albert Ho and Yeung Sum leave the court in Hong Kong. Credit: Reuters)

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