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Tiananmen Square vigil organisers found guilty in Hong Kong of ‘inciting subversion’

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Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung - leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance – were tried under under a 2020 national security lawTwo Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils marking China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 were found guilty of “incitement to subversion”, in a case widely criticised as exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the Chinese city.Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41 “incited other persons to organise, plan, commit or participate in acts by unlawful... 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung - leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance – were tried under under a 2020 national security lawTwo Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils marking China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 were found guilty of “incitement to...S1
  • 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....S2
  • 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.S3
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4h The Guardian

Tiananmen Square vigil organisers found guilty in Hong Kong of ‘inciting subversion’

Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung - leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance – were tried under under a 2020 national security lawTwo Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils markin…

4h Scmp

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser, former leaders guilty of inciting subversion

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 se…

4h Bloomberg

Hong Kong Convicts Tiananmen Vigil Leaders of Subversion

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 impose…

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Tiananmen Square vigil organisers found guilty in Hong Kong of ‘inciting subversion’

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The brief

Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung - leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance – were tried under under a 2020 national security lawTwo Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils marking China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 were found guilty of “incitement to subversion”, in a case widely criticised as exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the Chinese city.Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41 “incited other persons to organise, plan, commit or participate in acts by unlawful... 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung - leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance – were tried under under a 2020 national security lawTwo Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils marking China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 were found guilty of “incitement to...S1
  • 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....S2
  • 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.S3
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S1 The Guardian 1 report · EN
S2 Scmp 1 report · EN
S3 BloombergLead 1 report · EN