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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Inmates Freed

Beijing stands democracy on its head

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John Berthelsen
May 01, 2025
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Van carrying prisoners leaves Shek Pik Prison. Photo from HKFP

The April 29 release of four of 45 democracy advocates after more than four years of imprisonment and a sham trial followed by sentencing is a reminder, if such a depressing reminder were needed, that what was until recently one of Asia’s most vibrant cities has been brought under the boothee…

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