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Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders avoid jail on protest charges

Three leaders of Hong Kong's "Umbrella Revolution" avoid jail over 2014 pro-democracy protests as a court said political tension would not sway its judgement, in a city divided by Beijing's tightening grip.

August 16, 2016
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