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Hong Kong's last pro-democracy group disbands amid Beijing crackdown

Hong Kong's last pro-democracy group disbands amid Beijing crackdown

Hong Kong pro-democracy political party League of Social Democrats announced on Sunday it had disbanded due to immense political pressure, the latest casualty in a years-long crackdown that has already quieted much of the city's once-vocal opposition.

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