2 pro-democracy activists convicted in Hong Kong, face up to 10 years in jail: ‘Most unjust’

Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung have been detained since 2021. They have both plead not guilty.

Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were charged in 2021 with inciting subversion under a China-imposed national security law that has effectively crushed the city's previously thriving pro-democracy movement.

The verdict is among the latest involving Hong Kong’s once-vibrant pro-democracy movement, which has largely been dismantled after the security law's introduction in 2020.

Hong Kong activists who organized vigils remembering the crackdown on Tiananmen Square pro-democacy protests were facing up to 10 years in prison.

A Hong Kong court on Friday convicted two pro-democracy activists on "incitement to subversion" charges for organizing peaceful vigils in memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

Two former organisers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted by government-approved judges Friday for inciting others to overthrow China's communist leadership. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic D

Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted Friday for what the government-approved judges ruled was inciting others to overthrow China’s communist leadership.

A Hong Kong court found two pro-democracy activists who organized annual vigils to mark China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown guilty of "incitement to subversion" on Friday.

Pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, led the Hong Kong Alliance, a group that organized annual vigils before it was disbanded. They could face up to ten years in prison.

Pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, led the Hong Kong Alliance, a group that organized annual vigils before it was disbanded. They could face up to ten years in prison.

Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.

Ex-Organizers Of Annual Tiananmen Vigils In Hong Kong Convicted In National Security Case  HuffPost

Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s massive vigils to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a Beijing-imposed national security law

What to know about the Tiananmen vigil organizers convicted of inciting subversion in Hong Kong  AP News

Two activists were found guilty of inciting subversion and face up to a decade in prison

Activist group says the 'twisted' Hong Kong judicial system had long ago decided that the pair were guilty.

The former organisers of Hong Kong's vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted in a case brought under a China-imposed national security law.

Two former organizers of Hong Kong's decades-old vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted Friday in a national security case brought under a China-imposed law that has effectively crushed the city's previously thriving pro-democracy movement.

The two pro-democracy Tiananmen activists were found guilty of inciting subversion. The high profile case has been widely criticized for highlighting the deterioration of freedom of expression.

Hong Kong Court Convicts Activists Who Organized Tiananmen Vigils  WSJ

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 Ko

Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil fell dark years ago. Now its organizers have been convicted  CNN

Two organisers of Hong Kong's decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a controversial national security law.

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Two activists who organized Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigil are likely to hear a verdict in their case brought under a China-imposed national security law