Hong Kong (AFP) - Jailed democracy activists Joshua Wong and Nathan Law were released on bail Tuesday pending an appeal against convictions for their role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.
The jail sentences handed down by the city's Court of Appeal in August came as fears grow that Beijing is tightening its grip on the semi-autonomous city and that rule of law is being compromised.
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