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August 21, 2017

Hong Kong: 20,000 March to Protest Jailing of Pro-Democracy Student Activists
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In Hong Kong, more than 20,000 people took to the streets on Sunday to
protest the jailing of three student leaders of the pro-democracy Occupy
movement, who organized large protests in 2014 calling on China to allow
free elections in Hong Kong. This is activist Joseph Cheng.

Bq. Joseph Cheng: "It is obvious that dissatisfaction and anger in
society have been growing. And I am sure that the Hong Kong government
will eventually pay its price. People are now casting doubt on the very
last pillar of the political system, namely the independence of the
judiciary."


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