Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted

Two or three organisers of Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigil have been convicted under a national security law introduced by China, in a trial for inciting subversion of state power. The verdicts were reported on 21 August 2026.

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Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted by court

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Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.

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BBC Published 21 August 2026

Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trial

Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.

Sky Published 21 August 2026

Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted by court

Two organisers of Hong Kong's decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been convicted under a controversial national security law.

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