# Hong Kong court convicts Tiananmen candlelight vigil organizers of subversion as US, UK, Europe and Taiwan condemn ruling

https://mins.news/en/video/28831

- VOA Chinese, 2026-08-21 20:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS6VPlHgyP0

> A Hong Kong court convicted organizers of a candlelight vigil commemorating the Tiananmen crackdown on subversion charges, drawing strong condemnation from the United States, Britain, Europe and Taiwan. The program also covers tougher US sanctions on Iran, an approved missile sale to South Korea and Washington’s call for China to release scholar Min Xin, whom it says was unlawfully detained.

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