#Latest news with #prodemocracygroupWashington Post5 days agoGeneralWashington PostHong Kong pro-democracy and gay rights activist Jimmy Sham released after 4 years in prisonHONG KONG — Hong Kong's prominent pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ activist Jimmy Sham was released from prison on Friday after serving over four years in the city's biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law. Sham's activism made headlines during 2019 anti-government protests, when he was the convenor of a now-disbanded pro-democracy group that organized some of the biggest peaceful marches that year, including one that drew an estimated 2 million people.
Washington Post5 days agoGeneralWashington PostHong Kong pro-democracy and gay rights activist Jimmy Sham released after 4 years in prisonHONG KONG — Hong Kong's prominent pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ activist Jimmy Sham was released from prison on Friday after serving over four years in the city's biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law. Sham's activism made headlines during 2019 anti-government protests, when he was the convenor of a now-disbanded pro-democracy group that organized some of the biggest peaceful marches that year, including one that drew an estimated 2 million people.
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