1: ( CNN ) The United States is urging China to release five young feminists who face years in prison over their campaign for gender equality . 2:  We strongly support the efforts of these activists to make progress on these challenging issues , and we believe that Chinese authorities should also support them , not silence them .  3: Chinese authorities detained them last month over their campaign for gender equality .
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