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Hong Kong protest leaders freed from prison
A stunning victory for the Umbrella Movement’s Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow.
Three prominent, pro-democracy student leaders in Hong Kong are being freed after the city’s highest court unanimously quashed their jail sentences.
It is a stunning victory for Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, after recent setbacks for pro-democracy groups – including one candidate’s disqualification from an upcoming election.
Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke reports from Hong Kong.
Published On 6 Feb 2018
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