Convictions came under draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 following huge protests.
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Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail
Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison
Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organisers to prison in national security case
Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison
3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case
Hong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activists
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WorldPingThree activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five and seven years in prison Friday for calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship".
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingThe 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.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
WorldPingLee 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 guilty…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
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.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deutsche Welle
WorldPingA Hong Kong court has sentenced three activists who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown to prison terms of about 5 to 7 years…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
WorldPingHong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
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