Published on
11/09/2026 - 4:54 GMT+2
A Hong Kong court sentenced three Tiananmen vigil activists to prison for five to seven years on Friday for national security crimes, following a trial that has drawn international condemnation.
Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Chow Hang-tung, 41, and Albert Ho, 74, have been behind bars since their initial charges in 2021. Their convictions, handed down under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong, have drawn condemnation from the United Nations, human rights organisations, and foreign governments.
A court ruled in August that the activists breached the Chinese constitution by calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship".
