Hong Kong 'umbrella movement' leaders jailed

Court sentences three activists responsible for 2014 pro-democracy protests

Hong Kong's umbrella protest 2014
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Three leaders of Hong Kong's 'Umbrella Revolution' have been jailed by a court, three years after they helped organise the largest pro-democracy protests ever held in the city.

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