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Nine Hong Kong activists get 6-10 months in prison for unauthorised Tiananmen vigil

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Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to between six and 10 months in prison on Wednesday for taking part in an unauthorised assembly at last year's vigil for the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on protesters. The former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide-ranging freedoms,

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BBC News

Hong Kong: Activists jailed for joining banned Tiananmen vigil

Nine activists are sentenced for joining a banned vigil last year commemorating the 1989 massacre.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Hong Kong: Activists jailed for joining banned Tiananmen vigil

Nine activists are sentenced for joining a banned vigil last year commemorating the 1989 massacre.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Nine Hong Kong Activists Get 6-10 Months in Prison for Unauthorised Tiananmen Vigil

Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to between six and 10 months in prison on Wednesday for taking part in an unauthorised assembly at last year’s vigil for the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on protesters.

3 years ago·India

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Reuters

Nine Hong Kong activists get 6-10 months in prison for unauthorised Tiananmen vigil

By Sara Cheng HONG KONG - Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to between six and 10 months in prison on Wednesday for taking part in an unauthorised assembly at last year's vigil for the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on protesters. The former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide-ranging freedoms,

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Hong Kong activists jailed over Tiananmen crackdown vigil

HONG KONG (AP) — Nine Hong Kong activists and ex-lawmakers on Wednesday were handed jail sentences of up to 10 months over their roles in last year’s banned Tiananmen Square candlelight vigil, the latest blow in an ongoing crackdown on…

3 years ago·United States

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Global News

Hong Kong activists sentenced to 6-10 months in prison for Tiananmen Square vigil - National

The vigils have been banned by police citing COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings, but the ban was seen by many activists as an attempt to shut down defiance to Beijing.

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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