Protest over jailed dissident

HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday to demand that China release democracy activist…

HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday to demand that China release democracy activist, Mr Wang Dan, and other jailed Chinese dissidents.

"Against political persecution of Wang Dan," demonstrators yelled as they marched to the headquarters of Xinhua news agency, Beijing's unofficial diplomatic mission here.

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