Fourteen prominent pro-democracy activists have been found guilty in a landmark subversion trial in Hong Kong. They were among the 47 opposition figures arrested under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law and charged with trying to overthrow the government by organising an unofficial primary for the 2020 legislative election. While Beijing and the Hong Kong government welcomed the verdict, rights groups have voiced deep concern. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks to Sarah Brooks, China Director at Amnesty International.
Also this week, North Korea fired around 10 suspected ballistic missiles towards its eastern sea. This came hot on the heels of a rare admission by Pyongyang that it had failed to put another military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. Last November, the regime successfully launched its first spy satellite and said it was planning three more this year. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon tells us more.
Finally, monkeys in Thailand can be a cute tourist attraction, until there's too many of them. After grappling for years with wild monkeys running amok, authorities in the central city of Lopburi have launched an offensive. But bringing peace to the human-ape conflict is no easy undertaking. FRANCE 24's Aurore Depuis reports.
