Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced to five to seven years in prison
Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists were jailed for five to seven years under the national security law.
Published on 11/09/2026 - 4:54 GMT+2•Updated 9:52
A Hong Kong court sentenced three Tiananmen vigil activists to prison for five to seven years on Friday for national security crimes, following a trial that has drawn international condemnation.
Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Chow Hang-tung, 41, and Albert Ho, 74, have been behind bars since their initial charges in 2021.
Their convictions, handed down under a sweeping national security law, have drawn criticism from the United Nations, human rights organisations and foreign governments.
A court ruled in August that the activists breached the Chinese constitution by calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship".
Lee and Chow, both of whom pleaded not guilty, were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months in prison, respectively.
Ho, a former lawmaker who entered a guilty plea in January, received a sentence of five years and two months.