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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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VOA News

Nine Hong Kong Activists Sentenced for Taking Part in Banned Vigil

Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to several months in jail for taking part in an unauthorized candlelight vigil in observance of the brutal 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on student protesters. The nine defendants include such figures as Albert Ho and Figo Chan, who were sentenced earlier this month to lengthy sentences for taking part in an unauthorized demonstration in October 2019 at the height of anti-government protes…

3 years ago·United States

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Radio Free Asia

Hong Kong Court Jails Nine Over Banned Tiananmen Massacre Vigil

A Hong Kong court on Wednesday jailed nine former opposition lawmakers and democracy activists for up to 10 months after they pleaded guilty to charges linked to "illegal assembly" in connection with a banned vigil marking the June 4 anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre last year.District Court judge Amanda Woodcock handed down jail terms of 10 months apiece to rights lawyer Albert Ho, activist Figo Chan and former lawmaker Andrew Wan, sen…

3 years ago·United States

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Nikkei

12 Hong Kong activists given prison sentences over June 4 vigil

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3 years ago·Japan

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The Korea Times

9 Hong Kong activists given jail terms for joining Tiananmen vigil

Nine veteran democracy activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to between six and 10 months in jail on Wednesday for joining a Tiananmen vigil banned by police last year.

3 years ago·Korea, Republic of

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WION

Nine Hong Kong activists sentenced to prison for unauthorised Tiananmen vigil

On Wednesday, nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to between six and 10 months in prison for their role in an unauthorised assembly at last year's vigil for the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on protesters. ALSO READ: North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, says South Korean military

3 years ago·Noida, India

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