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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

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

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.

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

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

The Independent UK

3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case

Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday for their convictions of inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court hears arguments over sentencing for former Tiananmen vigil organizers

Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have returned to court for arguments over their upcoming sentences

The Independent UK

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

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‘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

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

Hong Kong court to deliver verdict for 2 prominent former Tiananmen vigil organizers

A Hong Kong court is set to deliver its verdict for two former organizers of the city’s decades-old vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Friday

The Independent UK

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser says Communist Party confuses wanting democracy with sedition

Chow Hang-tung says the slogan did not seek to dismantle Communist Party rule as she and fellow activist Lee Cheuk-yan face subversion charges under Beijing’s national security law

The Independent UK

Hong Kong begins national security trial of organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil group

The case comes weeks after the conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai

The Independent UK

Hong Kong national security trial of three pro-democracy activists begins

Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, are accused of inciting subversion

The Guardian - UK

National security trial for Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organizers to open

Two organizers of a vigil commemorating people killed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 will stand trial on Thursday

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What to know about the trial in Hong Kong against Tiananmen vigil organizers

A national security trial for former organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil opens Thursday

The Independent UK

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court rejects Tiananmen vigil organizer's bid to quash indictment

A Hong Kong court has rejected an attempt by former Tiananmen vigil organizer Chow Hang-tung to quash her indictment

International Business Times

End Of The Line For Hong Kong's Democratic Party

Under heavy skies, the minibus carrying Hong Kong politician Emily Lau rattles along a winding mountain road to Stanley Prison for a visit she finds all too familiar.

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7 prominent Hong Kong activists fail to overturn their convictions over 2019 protest

Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists lost their final bid to overturn their convictions at the city’s top court on Monday over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019

The Independent UK

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists partially win bid to quash convictions over 2019 protest

Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy advocates have had part of their convictions overturned over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019

Reuters

Hong Kong police detain key democrat on subversion charge

Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a veteran pro-democracy politician who was granted bail last August for medical treatment after spending more than a year in detention on a subversion charge.

Reuters

Veteran Hong Kong democrat granted bail in major national security case

A Hong Kong court granted bail on Monday to veteran pro-democracy politician Albert Ho after more than a year in detention on charges linked to a national security case.

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