British academics call on University of Hong Kong not to dismiss jailed law professor amid escalating violence in the city.
Benny Tai Yiu-ting, one of nine founders of the 2014 Umbrella movement, was sentenced to 16 months in prison in April over public nuisance charges related to his role in the mass protests that lasted for 79 days.
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