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Hong Kong Activists Convicted

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Two former organizers of Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square crackdown vigil, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, have been convicted of inciting subversion. The convictions under China's national security law stem from their roles in organizing the banned vigil. The court found them guilty of inciting subversion for their participation.

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Hong Kong convicts activists in national security trial

- Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, were convicted under the national security law for inciting subversion. - They organized candlelight vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, facing up to 10 years in prison. - The convictions underscore the effective ban on public commemorations of the Tiananmen crackdown since the national security law was imposโ€ฆ