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Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists up to seven years

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Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, who pleaded not guilty, were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months, respectively. Lee received a 7-year prison term and Chow was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, who pleaded not guilty, were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months, respectively. Albert Ho, 74, a former lawmaker who pleaded guilty in January, got five years and two months.S1
  • Lee received a 7-year prison term and Chow was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months. Both pleaded not guilty. Ho was given a lower sentence of 5 years and 2 months, partly because he pleaded guiltyS2
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2d Npr

Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison

The activists were sentenced to about 5 to 7 years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city's eroding freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.

2d Lemonde

Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists up to seven years

Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, who pleaded not guilty, were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months, respectively. Albert Ho, 74, a former lawmaker wh…

2d Thehindu

Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organisers to prison in national security case

Lee received a 7-year prison term and Chow was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months. Both pleaded not guilty. Ho was given a lower sentence of 5 years and 2 months, partly because he…

Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists up to seven years

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The brief

Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, who pleaded not guilty, were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months, respectively. Lee received a 7-year prison term and Chow was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, who pleaded not guilty, were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months, respectively. Albert Ho, 74, a former lawmaker who pleaded guilty in January, got five years and two months.S1
  • Lee received a 7-year prison term and Chow was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months. Both pleaded not guilty. Ho was given a lower sentence of 5 years and 2 months, partly because he pleaded guiltyS2
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S1 Lemonde 1 report · EN
S2 ThehinduLead 1 report · EN
Npr 1 report · EN