Chinese authorities have released five women's rights campaigners whose detentions sparked an international outcry and underscored the government's tight restrictions on independent social activism.
Lawyer Liang Xiaojun said the five were let go after more than a month in detention under a form of conditional release that still allows charges to be brought later.
By Monday night, all had either returned or were on their way to their homes.
Other lawyers posted messages on social media saying their clients had been freed.
An anti-discrimination group working with the activists, the Beijing Yirenping Centre said in a statement that continuing to treat the women as criminal suspects was "neither legal nor reasonable".
Last month police raided the centre's office and confiscated computers and financial documents.
Amnesty International called the women's release an "encouraging breakthrough" but said China must drop all charges.
"Women's rights campaigners should be free to advance human rights without fear of intimidation or the threat of detention," said William Nee, the group's China researcher.
The five - Wang Man, Zheng Churan, Wu Rongrong, Wei Tingting and Li Tingting - were detained last month as they prepared to distribute posters and stickers against domestic violence on International Women's Day on March 8.
They were accused of creating a disturbance and, if convicted, could have been sentenced to up to three years in prison. Five others detained at the same time were released earlier.
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