Hong Kong sentences Tiananmen activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail
Hong Kong activists and supporters holds posters reading, "Release Chow Hang-tung and others," to support pro-democracy activist Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho, during a demonstration in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A Hong Kong court handed three Tiananmen vigil activists jail sentences of between five and seven years on Sept. 11 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 being charged in 2021, and their convictions, under a national security law Beijing imposed on Hong Kong, have been condemned by the United Nations, rights groups, and foreign governments.
A court ruled in August that the activists had breached the Chinese constitution by calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship."
