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Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced to five to seven years in prison

Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists were jailed for five to seven years under the national security law.

Euronews · Sep 11

China-controlled Hong Kong to punish 3 who organised vigils for Tiananmen massacre

Hong Kong once had a strong civil society, regular mass protests and a relatively open press. Since the 2019 protest movement, however, the authorities have restricted political participation and prosecuted prominent activists and media figures. Several civil society groups have shut down, including the alliance behind the Tiananmen gatherings. In…

The Times of India · Sep 11

Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail

Three activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five and seven years in prison Friday for calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship". Prosecutors had argued that China's constitution enshrines the primacy of the Communist Party.

France 24 · Sep 11

Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions

Years after Hong Kong’s annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square crackdown ended, former organizer Tang Ngok-kwan still discreetly visits former memorial sites in the city

The Independent UK · Aug 22

‘She’s not afraid of anyone’: the prison writings of one of Hong Kong’s last outspoken democracy activists

Chow Hang-tung has been detained since 2021, and written about everything from clothes to Tiananmen Square and the meaning of freedom

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil leaders convicted of ‘inciting subversion’ in landmark trial

Verdict targets organisers of only large-scale public remembrance of 1989 crackdown on Chinese soil

The Independent UK · Aug 21

Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion

Two pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark Beijing's 1989 deadly Tiananmen crackdown were on Friday convicted of inciting subversion by a Hong Kong court. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance and their case was viewed as a bellwether for freedom of…

France 24 · Aug 21

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists found guilty of inciting subversion

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court found on Friday two activists, who organised annual vigils marking China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, guilty of "incitement to subversion".

Bangkok Post · Aug 21

Tiananmen Square vigil organisers in Hong Kong found guilty of ‘inciting subversion’

UK Foreign Office condemns use of national security law to convict activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung: The activists behind Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils

Two Hong Kong activists were convicted of inciting subversion under the national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung led vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Their convictions highlight the erosion of freedoms in the territory. Lee brought donations to Beijing and was detained upon return. Chow, a Cambridge graduate,…

The Economic Times · Aug 21