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

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What happened

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

Key facts

  • Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.
  • Reported by BBC News and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:41:54 UTC.

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  1. Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail

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

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

  4. Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison

  5. 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case

  6. Hong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activists

  7. Hong Kong Tiananmen activists sentenced up to 7 years

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Hong Kong Tiananmen activists sentenced 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.

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