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April 25, 2019

China Jails Hong Kong Activists Who Led 2014 Pro-Democracy Rallies
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In Hong Kong, hundreds of activists held a candlelight vigil Wednesday
outside the prison where four protest leaders have been ordered to serve
16-month sentences for organizing pro-democracy demonstrations in 2014.
Four other activists received suspended sentences, while a ninth had her
sentencing trial delayed for health reasons. The so-called Umbrella
Movement brought hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets of
Hong Kong to oppose the Chinese government's plans to allow only
candidates approved by Beijing to run for office. They were ultimately
unsuccessful, as Chinese officials continue a rollback of the policy
known as "one country, two systems" that grants greater freedoms and
political autonomy to Hong Kong.


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