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Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen has been jailed for three years and nine months, after a retrial found her guilty of rioting during the 2019 protests and unrest. Chen, 48, appeared before ...

HONG KONG, China — A Hong Kong social worker who called on police to exercise restraint during democracy protests was jailed for more than three years on Wednesday after being found guilty of ...

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong social worker was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison Wednesday on a charge of riot for her role in the 2019 anti-government movement, in a case that ...

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HONG KONG, April 9, (AP): A Hong Kong social worker was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison Wednesday on a charge of riot for her role in the 2019 anti-government movement, in a case ...

HONG KONG, April 9(Reuters) - A Hong Kong court sentenced a prominent social worker on Wednesday to 3 years and 9 months imprisonment for rioting during the city's 2019 pro-democracy protests ...