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    Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leaders Released On Bail

    Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who led the 2014 Occupy Central protests against Beijing's leadership of the territory, were freed by Hong Kong's highest court pending appeal.
    by Scott Neuman Oct 24, 2017 1 minute
    Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law, center, walks out from the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, on Tuesday. / Vincent Yu / Shutterstock.com

    Hong Kong's highest court released on bail two leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations against Beijing's rule over the territory.

    Hong Kong's Final Court of Appeals freed Joshua

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