Pro-democracy and LGBT+ rights activist Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit arrives at his residence after serving a four-year and three-month sentence for conspiracy to commit subversion in a landmark national security case, in Hong Kong, China, May 30, 2025. - Reuters
HONG KONG: Four people jailed in the landmark Hong Kong national security trial of "47 democrats" accused of conspiracy to commit subversion were freed on Friday (May 30) after more than four years behind bars, the second group to be released in a month.
Among those freed was long-time political and LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham, who also led the Civil Human Rights Front, which disbanded in 2021.
