HK protesters jailed over China clashes

No pictures, please: Supporters using umbrellas to cover their faces as they leave the District Court in Hong Kong after three protesters were jailed for three years. — AFP

Hong Kong: Three young Hong Kong protesters were jailed for three years on “riot” charges for their part in anti-China protests last year as tensions rise ahead of a vote for the city’s next leader.

The sentencing yesterday came just over a week before a vote for Hong Kong’s new chief executive, which pro-democracy campaigners dismiss as a rigged election weighted towards Beijing.