Hong Kong Sentences Tiananmen Vigil Activists to Prison
A Hong Kong court sentenced activists involved in organizing Tiananmen Square memorial vigils to prison terms of up to seven years for inciting subversion. The convictions highlight the city's continued crackdown on dissent regarding the 1989 protests.
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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
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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.
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Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho have been behind bars since being charged in 2021, and their convictions have drawn condemnation.
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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 […]
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