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2 organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case

  • Two former organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square vigil were convicted under a national security law imposed by China that targets the city's pro-democracy movement.
  • Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were charged in 2021 with inciting subversion under this law.
  • The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was also found guilty in the national security case.
  • Observers see the trial as a symbol of declining freedom of expression in Hong Kong since its return to Chinese rule in 1997.
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Associated Press News broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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