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Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison

Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown. Grouped from 5 articles across 5 sources.

5 reports5 sourcesSep 11, 2026, 5:32 PM
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BBC NewsSep 11, 2026, 5:32 PM

Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison

Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.

EuronewsSep 11, 2026, 7:52 AM

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced to five to seven years in prison

Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists were jailed for five to seven years under the national security law.

DWSep 11, 2026, 8:40 AM

Hong Kong Tiananmen activists jailed for up to 7 years

Three pro-democracy activists who organized annual commemorations of China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were charged under Hong Kong's Beijing-backed national security law.

Al JazeeraSep 11, 2026, 8:00 AM

Hong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activists

Convictions came under draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 following huge protests.

NBC NewsSep 11, 2026, 2:29 AM

They led vigils to victims of Tiananmen. Now they’re facing time in prison for it.

Three pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong who organized annual vigils for victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced Friday under a national security law that critics say has stifled dissent.

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