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Leaders of the now-disbanded group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil have said ending one-party rule was an “empty slogan” and that they had never incited anyone to overthrow the Chinese…
A Hong Kong court has convicted leaders of a group that organized annual Tiananmen Square vigils on charges of inciting subversion, marking a significant development in the city's political landscape.
A former leader of a now-dissolved Tiananmen vigil group has testified in court that their published writings were intended to expose Hongkongers to democratic movements in mainland China, not to incite subversion. This testimony comes as a Hong Kong barrister and activist, Chow Hang-tung, is also on trial for allegedly inciting subversion, criticizing Beijing for undermining the nation's constitutional order.
Hong Kong police arrested a woman for alleged sedition outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building, hours before leaders of a Tiananmen vigil group were found guilty under the national security law.
The national security trial of Hong Kong's now-defunct Tiananmen vigil group has been adjourned to May for closing statements, with activist Chow Hang-tung again barred from referring to the 1989 'massacre'.
Two prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have been convicted of inciting subversion for their roles in organizing annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre. The conviction highlights the ongoing crackdown on dissent in the city.
A former leader of a now-defunct Hong Kong group that organized annual vigils for the Tiananmen crackdown told a court that the group feared the national security law could be used for political suppression.