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Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown

FILE - Former law professor Benny Tai, a key figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Occupy Central protests and also was one of the main organizers of the primaries, walks out at a police station after being bailed out in Hong Kong on Jan. 7, 2021. Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law have pleaded guilty, as the Beijing government seeks to further silence opposition voices in the regional financial hub. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Pro-democracy activists who were elected from unofficial pro-democracy primaries, including Joshua Wong, left, attend a press conference in Hong Kong on July 15, 2020. Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with "conspiracy to commit subversion" under a tough National Security Law have pleaded guilty, as the Beijing government seeks to further silence opposition voices in the regional financial hub. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

FILE - Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, right, arrives at a court in Hong Kong on Oct. 15, 2020. Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law have pleaded guilty, as the Beijing government seeks to further silence opposition voices in the regional financial hub. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown