Hong Kong (AFP) - Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners face trial Monday over their involvement in massive rallies calling for political reform, as room for opposition in the semi-autonomous city shrinks under an assertive China.
Rights groups have urged authorities to drop what Amnesty International called the "chilling prosecution" of nine activists -- the pioneering trio, lawmakers, student leaders and pro-democracy party campaigners.
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