Hong Kong hits back at Western ‘slander’ over verdict on Tiananmen vigil leaders

Hong Kong authorities have hit out at what they called “baseless slander and smearing” by Western countries over the conviction of the now-disbanded alliance behind the annual Tiananmen Square vigil and its leaders for inciting subversion, stressing the court’s verdict is “well-reasoned and sound”. The government issue

Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions  AP News

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

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

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.

Amnesty International said they ‘must be released immediately and unconditionally’.

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

Two former organisers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre were convicted for "incitement to subversion". Three government-vetted judges ruled that Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung had "incited other persons to organise, plan, commit or participate in acts by unlawful means

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.

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 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.

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

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 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.

Tiananmen vigil organizers found guilty of inciting subversion in Hong Kong  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.