Hong Kong pro-democracy political party League of Social Democrats announced on Sunday it had disbanded due to immense political pressure, the latest casualty in a years-long crackdown that has already quieted much of the city’s once-vocal opposition.

Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats said on Sunday that it would disband amid "immense political pressure" from a five year-long national security crackdown, leaving the China-ruled city with no formal pro-democracy opposition presence.

TOKYO/HONG KONG -- The League of Social Democrats, the last political group to openly protest for pro-democracy causes in Hong Kong, announced its disbandment on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the national security law imposed by Beijing.