Hong Kong Activists Sentenced for Vigils | Global News

Three Hong Kong activists—Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho—have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five to over seven years for organizing annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, a highly sensitive topic now banned in Hong Kong since 2020. The crackdown, which resulted in thousands of casualties, became a focal point for pro-democracy movements in Hong Kong, where the vigils were once held openly. The activists, leaders of the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, were convicted under the national security law, which critics say has crushed freedoms and instilled fear. Lee and Chow received seven-year sentences, while Ho, who pleaded guilty, got five years. The court also fined the Alliance 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars. Human rights groups warn this marks a chilling escalation in the suppression of dissent and historical remembrance in Hong Kong.

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