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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kanis Leung

Hong Kong frees pro-democracy lawmakers after years in prison under China-imposed law

Four former Hong Kong lawmakers were freed from prison on Tuesday, having served more than four years for their conviction under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

They were the first batch of individuals jailed in the landmark Hong Kong national security trial of "47 democrats" accused of conspiracy to commit subversion.

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