US EditionHong Kong pro-democracy and gay rights activist Jimmy Sham released after 4 years in prison
- Jimmy Sham and three other pro-democracy activists were released on May 30 following their imprisonment of more than four years in Hong Kong.
- Their imprisonment followed arrests under a Beijing-imposed national security law for organizing an unofficial 2020 primary election.
- Sham, a long-time political and LGBTQ activist and former leader of the Civil Human Rights Front, fought for same-sex partnership recognition during his incarceration.
- The court ruled the government must establish an alternative framework to protect same-sex couples' rights, marking a significant decision for Hong Kong's LGBTQ community.
- The activists’ release signals a gradual easing after a harsh crackdown that critics say suppressed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement under sweeping national security laws.
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The activist had been imprisoned for more than four years, condemned under the National Security Act, imposed by China following the pro-democracy protests of 2019 in Hong Kong.
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Freed HK democracy activist says needs to figure out 'red lines'
A leading face of Hong Kong's quashed democracy movement told reporters he would have to figure out "where the red lines are" following his release from prison on Friday, after more than four years behind bars.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy and gay rights activist Jimmy Sham released after 4 years in prison
Hong Kong’s prominent pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ activist Jimmy Sham has been released from prison after serving over four years in the city’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law.
Hong Kong pro-democracy and gay rights activist Sham released after 4 years in prison
Hong Kong’s prominent pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ activist Jimmy Sham has been released from prison after serving over four years in the city’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law
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