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Pro-democracy supporters attend candlelight vigils to support four jailed leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy "Occupy" movement, also known as "Umbrella Movement," outside Lai Chi Kok Reception Center in Hong Kong, China on April 24, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
LONDON—Britain’s foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on April 25 the jailing of four leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy protests was deeply disappointing.
The sentencing of the activists followed a near month-long trial that was closely watched as China’s Communist Party leaders have put Hong Kong’s autonomy under increasing strain.
