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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Kanis Leung

Who are the Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed for seven years in Hong Kong?

A Hong Kong court sentenced ​two pro-democracy activists to seven years in prison on Friday, after they were convicted for inciting subversion, with judges highlighting their use of the phrase "end one-party dictatorship" in their political activities.

Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho are three prominent Hong Kong activists who led the group behind the city’s massive annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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