Four former pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have been freed after serving four years in prison on charges of subversion. They are the first to be released of the 47 democracy activists who were jailed for organizing an unofficial primary for Hong Kong's 2020 legislative elections.
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00:00Four former pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have been freed after serving jail time on charges of subversion.
00:08There are some of the 47 pro-democracy activists who were jailed for organizing an unofficial campaign to win Hong Kong's 2020 legislative election.
00:17They were charged in early 2021 under a national security law imposed by Beijing.
00:22The four were sentenced to over four years in jail after pleading guilty.
00:26China has been cracking down on civil society opposition since pro-democracy protests erupted in Hong Kong in 2019.