# Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organizers sentenced to up to 7 years and 3 months

https://mins.news/en/item/53911

- NBC News, 2026-09-11 02:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/organizers-hong-kong-tiananmen-vigils-sentenced-rcna596550

> Three pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong who organized annual vigils for victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced Friday under a national security law. Critics say the law has stifled dissent.

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