Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organizers convicted of inciting subversion

Hong Kong security lawDefendants face up to 10 years in jail in case seen as symbol of squeeze on freedomsPeople hold up lights during the last vigil for Tiananmen victims in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on June 4, 2020. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)KENJI KAWASE and ANNE CHANAugust 21, 2026 11:23 JSTTOKYO/HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court on Friday convicted former leaders of a civil group that held annual candlelight vigils in the city for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.Read NextPoliticsChina tributes to Zhu Rongji and Jiang Zemin cast light on past and futureObituariesHong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, once detained by China, dies in TaipeiPoliticsHong Kong's John Lee tightens embrace of Xi in pivotal year for himselfPoliticsChina's ethnic law with global reach draws backl