# Hong Kong court gives Tiananmen vigil activists five to seven years in prison

https://mins.news/en/item/54259

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-11 08:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/11/hong-kong-court-hands-stiff-jail-sentences-to-tiananmen-vigil-activists?traffic_source=rss

> A Hong Kong court sentenced Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung to seven years and Albert Ho to five years and two months for organising an anniversary vigil for the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The convictions under Hong Kong’s national security law drew condemnation from the UN, rights groups and foreign governments.

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