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.
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WorldPingHong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.
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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".
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Convictions came under draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 following huge protests.
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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…
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