Hong Kong convicts Tiananmen vigil leaders

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.

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.

UK Foreign Office condemns use of national security law to convict activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils marking China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 have been found guilty of “incitement to subversion” in one of the most high-profile cases in Hong Kong sin

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.

(1st UPDATE) Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, are charged with 'inciting subversion of state power' that carries punishment of up to 10 years in jail under a China-imposed National Security Law

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

Hong Kong court convicts Tiananmen vigil group leaders of inciting subversion  Reuters

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.

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

A now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil, along with two of its former leaders, have been found guilty of inciting subversion under the national security law for advocating an end to “one-party dictatorship” in mainland China. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Mo

A Hong Kong court convicted two former organizers of the city’s annual Tiananmen Square vigils of inciting subversion, in a closely watched test of the national security law imposed by Beijing.

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.

Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s massive vigils to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown will hear their verdict on Friday, in a national security trial under a Beijing-imposed law that has virtually silenced the city’s dissent