Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil organizers to up to 7 years
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Neutral summary
A Hong Kong court sentenced three activists who organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown to prison terms ranging from five to seven years and three months. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, received seven years, Chow Hang-tung, 41, was sentenced to seven years and three months, and Albert Ho, 74, who pleaded guilty, got five years and two months. All three had been detained since their 2021 indictment and were convicted in August of inciting subversion. The court also fined the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China HK$1.5 million. The verdict drew criticism from human rights groups and several governments.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case. Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Fr…
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France 24 (outlet profile)
Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail. Three activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five and seven year…
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NBC News (outlet profile)
Organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils sentenced to up to 7 years and 3 months in national security case. Three pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong who organized annual vigils for victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen…
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South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
Tiananmen vigil leaders jailed up to 7 years, as group is fined HK$1.5 million. Three former leaders of the now-disbanded alliance behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been sentenced to up to seven year…
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Euronews (outlet profile)
Hong Kong gives Tiananmen vigil activists between 5 and 7 year. Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists were jailed for five to seven years under the national security law. Their convictions have drawn condemnation fr…
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CBC News (outlet profile)
More Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced to prison in Hong Kong security case. A Hong Kong court sentenced three activists — who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown — to…
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Nikkei Asia (outlet profile)
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organizers given sentences of up to 7 years
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Ouest-France (outlet profile)
Hong Kong : des militants de la mémoire de Tiananmen condamnés à entre 5 et 7 ans de prison. Détenus depuis leur inculpation en 2021, trois militants qui organisaient des veillées en souvenir du massacre d’étudiants com…
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
Hongkong : trois militants qui organisaient des veillées commémorant la répression de Tiananmen condamnés à entre cinq et plus de sept ans de prison. Détenus depuis leur inculpation en 2021, Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tun…
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franceinfo (outlet profile)
A Hong Kong, des militants de la mémoire de Tiananmen condamnés à entre 5 et 7 ans de prison. Les trois militants condamnés vendredi avaient déjà été reconnus coupables d'"incitation à la subversion" en août et sont dét…
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La Croix (outlet profile)
Hong Kong : jusqu’à sept ans de prison pour trois militants de la mémoire de Tian An Men. À Hong Kong, trois militants pro-mémoire de Tian An Men ont été condamnés vendredi 11 septembre à des peines de cinq à sept ans d…
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Libération (outlet profile)
Hongkong : de 5 à 7 ans de prison pour des militants de la mémoire de Tiananmen. Les trois militants étaient des leaders de l’Alliance de Hongkong, un groupe aujourd’hui dissous qui organisait des veillées annuelles au…
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Nikkei Asia (outlet profile)
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organizers sentenced to up to 7 years, 3 months
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Sud Ouest (outlet profile)
Hong Kong : trois militants de la mémoire de Tiananmen condamnés à des peines de 5 à 7 ans de prison. Trois figures de la lutte pour la mémoire du 4 juin 1989 ont été condamnées à des peines allant de cinq à plus de sep…
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BBC News (outlet profile)
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.
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Le Parisien (outlet profile)
« Une tentative d’effacer la mémoire » : trois militants organisant des veillées pour Tiananmen condamnés à de la prison à Hongkong
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RFI (outlet profile)
Hong Kong: trois militants de la mémoire de Tiananmen condamnés à des peines de cinq à sept ans de prison. Trois militants qui organisaient des veillées en souvenir de Tiananmen ont été condamnés à des peines comprises…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
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.
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O Globo (outlet profile)
Ativistas são condenados à prisão por vigílias em memória das vítimas do Massacre da Praça da Paz Celestial, na China. Três ativistas pró-democracia de Hong Kong que organizavam vigílias anuais em memória das vítimas da…
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
Un tribunal de Hongkong condamne à de lourdes peines les organisateurs des veillées du souvenir du massacre de Tiananmen. La sévérité des peines contre les organisateurs des veillées du souvenir pour les victimes de la…
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DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)
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…
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DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)
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…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Hong Kong condena ativistas pró-democracia a penas de entre 5 e 7 anos de prisão. Três ativistas pró-democracia que organizavam vigílias em Hong Kong para lembrar a violenta repressão da Praça Tiananmen (Paz Celestial),…
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BBC (русская служба) (outlet profile)
В Гонконге активистов движения за память о событиях на Тяньаньмэнь приговорили к срокам до семи лет тюрьмы. Суд в Гонконге вынес приговор трем активистам, которые организовывали акции памяти событий на площади Тяньаньмэ…
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Gazeta do Povo (outlet profile)
Ativistas que realizavam vigílias pelo Massacre da Praça da Paz Celestial são condenados a sete anos de prisão. Ativistas de Hong Kong que organizavam vigílias anuais para homenagear as vítimas do Massacre da Praça da P…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Justiça de Hong Kong condena dois ativistas pró-democracia a 7 anos de prisão
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BFMTV (outlet profile)
Tiananmen: des militants de la mémoire condamnés à de la prison à Hong Kong. Trois militants, qui organisaient des veillées en souvenir de Tiananmen, ont été condamnés à des peines comprises entre cinq et plus de sept a…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Repressão em Hong Kong: ativistas são condenados por lembrar Massacre da Praça da Paz Celestial. Três ativistas que organizavam vigílias em memória do Massacre da Praça da Paz Celestial (Tiananmen), ocorrido na noite de…
Factual core
- A Hong Kong court sentenced three activists to prison terms of 5 to 7 years for their role in commemorating the Tiananmen Square events.
- The activists organized vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square events.
- The sentencing took place in Hong Kong.
- The three activists were found guilty in August of incitement to subversion.
- The prison sentences ranged from five years to more than seven years.
- The trial was criticized by several countries and human rights organizations.