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Hong Kong Activists Convicted

6 countries ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Crime & Justice

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Hong Kong's High Court convicted two former leaders of a disbanded Tiananmen Square vigil group, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, of inciting subversion under the national security law. The European Union and the United States condemned the verdict and urged the activists' release.

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EU, US Condemn Hong Kong Court Verdict Against Rights Activists

- The European Union and the United States condemned a Hong Kong court's verdict against human rights activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan. - The activists were found guilty under Beijing's national security law and face up to 10 years in prison, with sentencing pending. - The EU warned the verdict signals a continued erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong and urged the immediate release of the acโ€ฆ