HONG KONG—The law professor who inspired a 79-day protest that paralyzed parts of Hong Kong and drew global attention in 2014 was sentenced to 16 months in prison, reflecting the mounting challenges the city’s democracy movement faces in its battle with Beijing. In 2013, soft-spoken legal scholar Benny Tai raised the idea of occupying Hong Kong’s central business district, arguing that a show of strength by local citizens could shift the city’s political masters in Beijing toward allowing greater democracy. The next year mass...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 24, 2019 09:59 UTC