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By Jessie Pang Reuters (Add Instagram post by Agnes Chow thanking friends and saying she wants to rest) HONG KONG, June 12 (Reuters) – Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was released from prison on Saturday after serving nearly seven months for her role in an unauthorized assembly during anti-government protests in the city in 2019. The 24-year-old activist had been convicted together with her long-time activist colleague, Joshua Wong, for their involvement in an illegal rally near police headquarters in the Chinese-ruled city. Wong remains in prison and the reason for Chow’s early release after being sentenced to 10…
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