Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted under national security law
Three activists who organised annual commemorations of the 1989 crackdown were found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power.
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Three organisers of Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigils were convicted on Thursday under the national security law of inciting others to subvert state power.
The activists had coordinated public commemorations of the 1989 crackdown in Beijing that had been held for decades until authorities banned them after the imposition of the security law.
The convictions mark another step in the dismantling of public remembrance of the Tiananmen events in Hong Kong. Previous organisers and participants have faced similar charges since the law took effect in 2020.
The trial focused on activities that prosecutors argued crossed into subversion. Defence arguments centred on the historical and memorial nature of the gatherings.
The case is the latest in a series of national security prosecutions that have targeted civil society groups, media outlets and political figures in the city.
Sentencing details were not immediately available. The outcome further restricts the space for public discussion of the 1989 events in Hong Kong.
