article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Five young Chinese feminists, whose detention has provoked an international outcry, may face up to five years in prison over CNN)Five young Chinese feminists, whose detention has provoked an international outcry campaign for gender equality.
article_snippet.sent: Five young women were among detained on March 6 and March 7 in three Chinese cities -- Beijing, Guangzhou and Hangzhou -- shortly before events Five young women had planned for International Women's Day on March 8.
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 jail term of five years.
article_snippet.sent: Protests have taken place in several cities, including Hong Kong, that urge Chinese officials to "free the five.
highlights_snippet.sent: Five young women have been detained by China since early March .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Five young women detention has attracted international criticism .