Hong Kong hits Tiananmen vigil activists with yearslong jail sentences
The United Nations, rights groups and foreign governments have condemned the convictions.

Activists including Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho Chun-Yan and Chow Hang-tung raise candles during a vigil to mark the anniversary of the crackdown at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, at Victoria Park in Hong Kong in 2019. | REUTERS
Sep 11, 2026
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court handed three Tiananmen vigil activists jail sentences of between five and seven years on Friday for national security crimes, following a trial that has drawn international condemnation.
Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Albert Ho, 74 and Chow Hang-tung, 41 have been behind bars since they were charged in 2021. Their sentences are expected to include time already served.
The United Nations, rights groups and foreign governments have condemned their convictions under a national security law that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong.
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