article_snippet.sent: Protesters in several cities have called for Protesters in several cities release and taken to social media with the phrase "free the five" as a hashtag.
article_snippet.sent: Wang Qiushi, the lawyer for Wei, said police recommended Monday that prosecutors press charges of "assembling a crowd to disturb public order.
article_snippet.sent: Prosecutors have seven days -- until Monday --  to decide whether to pursue charges of "assembling a crowd to disturb public order, according to the lawyer.
article_snippet.sent: The five were initially held on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
article_snippet.sent: Campaign group Amnesty International said the charge against the women was less serious but still carried a maximum prison term of five years.
highlights_snippet.sent: The international community is calling for the release of the five women .
  