POLITICS● ELEVATEDAug 21 · Aug 21, 2026, 3:55 AM
Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion
France 24 [en]
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 bellwether for freedom of expression in the Chinese city.
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