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Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions

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HONG KONG (AP) — Tang Ngok-kwan still occasionally visits the places where Hong Kong once publicly remembered Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen…

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  1. Hong Kong convicts Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion

    Headline from Courthouse News Service ·

  2. Newest

    Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    What to know about the trial of former Tiananmen vigil organizers before a verdict (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Two activists who organized Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigil are likely to hear a verdict in their case brought under a China-imposed national security law

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Hong Kong court to deliver verdict for 2 prominent former Tiananmen vigil organizers (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A Hong Kong court is set to deliver its verdict for two former organizers of the city’s decades-old vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Friday

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    What to know about the two former Tiananmen vigil organizers on trial in Hong Kong (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s massive vigils to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown will hear their verdict on Friday, in a national security trial under a Beijing-imposed law that has virtually silenced the city’s dissent

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Hong Kong court convicts 2 former Tiananmen vigil organizers in national security case (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Hong Kong court convicts 2 former Tiananmen vigil organizers in national security case

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Tiananmen vigil organizers found guilty of inciting subversion in Hong Kong (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two key organizers behind what used to be the only large-scale public commemoration for the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil have been found guilty of inciting subversion by a court in Hong Kong.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Court convicts 2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils in national security case (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted in a national security case

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Hong Kong convicts activists in national security trial (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The two pro-democracy Tiananmen activists were found guilty of inciting subversion. The high profile case has been widely criticized for highlighting the deterioration of freedom of expression.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Hong Kong convicts Tiananmen vigil leaders (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The two pro-democracy Tiananmen activists were found guilty of inciting subversion. The high-profile case has been widely criticized for highlighting the deterioration of freedom of expression.

  9. The Guardian

    Tiananmen Square vigil organisers found guilty in Hong Kong of ‘inciting subversion’ (opens The Guardian)

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    Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung - leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance – were tried under under a 2020 national security law Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils marking China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 were found guilty of “incitement to subversion”, in a case widely criticis…

  10. BBC News

    HK's Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trial (opens BBC News)

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    Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Hong Kong Tiananmen activists found guilty of national security charges (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Activist group says the 'twisted' Hong Kong judicial system had long ago decided that the pair were guilty.

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    The Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted in national security trial (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A Hong Kong court found two pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown guilty of "incitement to subversion" on Friday.

  13. France 24

    Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion (opens France 24)

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    Two pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark Beijing's 1989 deadly Tiananmen crackdown were on Friday convicted of inciting subversion by a Hong Kong court. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance and their case was viewed as a bellwethe…

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    What to know about the Tiananmen vigil organizers convicted of inciting subversion in Hong Kong (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s massive vigils to remember the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a Beijing-imposed national security law

  15. WFMZ Allentown

    2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted in a national security case. It was brought under a China-imposed law that has effectively crushed the city’s previously thriving pro-democracy…

  16. WFMZ Allentown

    Hong Kong convicts Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A Hong Kong court convicted two activists who organised annual vigils marking China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown of "incitement to subversion" on Friday, with rights groups condemning the silencing of free speech.

  17. KESQ Palm Springs

    Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil fell dark years ago. Now its organizers have been convicted (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two key organizers behind what used to be the only large-scale public commemoration for the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil have been found guilty of inciting subversion by a court in Hong Kong.

  18. France 24

    Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils organisers convicted in national security case (opens France 24)

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    Two former organisers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted by government-approved judges Friday for inciting others to overthrow China's communist leadership.

  19. Breitbart News

    Hong Kong Activists Convicted of 'Subversion' for Mourning Tiananmen Square Massacre (opens Breitbart News)

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    A Hong Kong court on Friday convicted two pro-democracy activists on "incitement to subversion" charges for organizing peaceful vigils in memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

  20. France 24

    Two organisers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils charged for inciting subversion (opens France 24)

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    Two former organisers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre were convicted for "incitement to subversion". Three government-vetted judges ruled that Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung had "incited other persons to organise, plan, commit or participate in act…

  21. UPI

    Tiananmen Square vigil organizers convicted of subversion in Hong Kong (opens UPI)

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    Hong Kong activists who organized vigils remembering the crackdown on Tiananmen Square pro-democacy protests were facing up to 10 years in prison.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Why are Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organisers facing prison? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Amnesty International said they ‘must be released immediately and unconditionally’.

  23. WTOP Washington DC

    Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    HONG KONG (AP) — Tang Ngok-kwan still occasionally visits the places where Hong Kong once publicly remembered Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen…

  24. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Hong Kong organizers convicted (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    HONG KONG -- Two former organizers of Hong Kong's annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted Friday for what the government-approved judges ruled was inciting others to overthrow China's communist leadership.

  25. News Ready

    Court Targets Remembrance, Not Riots (opens News Ready)

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    Hong Kong judges convicted two Tiananmen vigil organizers of “inciting subversion,” turning a memorial tradition into a national security crime. Story Snapshot Judges found Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung guilty of inciting subversion under Hong Kong’s security law.

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