# Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion

https://mins.news/en/item/28053

- France 24, 2026-08-21 03:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260821-the-hong-kong-tiananmen-vigil-activists-convicted-in-national-security-trial

> A Hong Kong court convicted pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of inciting subversion on Friday. They had organised annual vigils marking Beijing’s deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown and led the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance, making the case a test of freedom of expression in the city.

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