Chinese authorities sentenced the leaders of “Revolution of umbrellas”

A year earlier, the activists escaped conviction

Chinese authorities sentenced the leaders of anti-China protests in Hong Kong, known as the “umbrella Revolution”.

Alex Chow, Nathan law and Joshua Wong got 6 to 8 months in prison for active participation in organization’s anti-China rallies 2014-2015.

A year earlier, the activists escaped conviction on charges of incitement to “violations of law” but now the case is reviewed. The court decision caused outrage among supporters of the anti-Chinese protests, who believe that the verdict to the activists was handed down for political reasons. “It’s like a political verdict, simple and primitive,” said Jason Ng, author of “Blooming umbrellas” about the protests in Hong Kong.

One of the protest leaders Joshua Wong said that he was confident the court decision and noted that the sentence he and the other leaders of “revolution of umbrellas” is a political persecution. Wong also believes that the decision to use the courts to fight the leaders of the protests showed that the Chinese authorities managed to turn the former British colony in an authoritarian society.

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