Hong Kong Jails Tiananmen Vigil Organizers Under National Security Law
A Hong Kong court has sentenced leaders of a group organizing annual Tiananmen Square vigil commemorations to prison terms of up to seven years. The convictions were handed down under the city's national security law, targeting activities deemed subversive.
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Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison in national security case - AP News
Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison in national security case AP News
Read full article →Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison
Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.
Read full article →Hong Kong Court Sentences Three Tiananmen Vigil Activists
A Hong Kong court sentenced three former organizers of annual vigils marking China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
By Jenni Marsh
Read full article →Tiananmen Square vigil organisers jailed for seven years in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan were found guilty of ‘incitement to subversion’ in controversial national security case Two pro-democracy activists who were put on trial for organising an annual Tiananmen Square massacre vigil in Hong Kong have been sentenced to seven years in jail, in one of the city’s most significant national security cases. Chow Hang-tung, 41 and Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, were found guilty in August of incitement to subversion. The court found they had “...
By Danny Vincent in Hong Kong
Read full article →More Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced to prison in Hong Kong security case
A Hong Kong court sentenced three activists — who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown — to prison for terms ranging from five to more than seven years on Friday in a case that is widely seen as a barometer of the city's freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.
Read full article →Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organizers given sentences of up to 7 years
Read full article →Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years - The Straits Times
Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years The Straits Times
Read full article →Hong Kong hits Tiananmen vigil activists with yearslong jail sentences
Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho have been behind bars since being charged in 2021, and their convictions have drawn condemnation.
Read full article →Hong Kong court jails 2 Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years
Lee and Chow, the former chair and former vice-chair of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, have been in custody since 2021
By Reuters
Read full article →Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years
By Reuters
Read full article →Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced up to 7 years 3 months for inciting subversion
Three activists who once organised annual vigils to mark the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown crackdown have been sentenced to up to seven years and three months in prison. Appearing before a panel of designated judges at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on Friday, Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, and Albert Ho were handed the jail terms […]
By James Lee
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