Hong Kong ex-lawmaker describes ‘Kafka-esque’ prison experience | Human Rights News

Claudia Mo says she read more than 300 books and brushed up on her French while in prison.

A former Hong Kong lawmaker who was jailed as part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent in the Chinese territory has described her prison experience as “Kafka-esque”.

Claudia Mo, a former journalist who co-founded the pro-democracy Civic Party, was released on Tuesday after more than four years behind bars for national security offences.

Mo, who was freed together with three other ex-politicians,…