Hong Kong Democracy Crushed As 45 Activists Jailed Under Beijing Law | EWTN News Nightly

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In Hong Kong, a crushing blow was dealt to the pro-democracy movement as dozens of activists and ex-lawmakers were sentenced to prison. They will serve anywhere from 4 to 10 years. They were prosecuted under a Beijing-imposed law for their roles in an unofficial primary election. 47 were accused overall but 2 were acquitted earlier this year. Bill McGurn from the Wall Street Journal and godfather to pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, joins to walk us through this Beijing-imposed law that was used against the defendants. Bill discusses how severe of a blow this is to morale and whether it threatens to scare the pro-democracy movement into complacency. On Wednesday the trial of Jimmy Lai, a Catholic imprisoned for his involvement in the pro-democracy movement resumes. Bill explains what kind of effect today's news will have on the trial. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf