Hong Kong Jails Tiananmen Vigil Activists for Seven Years
A Hong Kong court has sentenced activists linked to organizing annual Tiananmen Square vigils to seven years in prison, according to Al Jazeera.
A Hong Kong court has sentenced activists associated with organizing the city's annual Tiananmen Square vigils to seven years in prison, Al Jazeera reported.
The vigils, held each June to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, were for decades a significant public commemoration in Hong Kong, one of the few places in China where such gatherings were permitted.
Details regarding the specific charges, the identities of those sentenced, and the legal basis for the ruling were not immediately available in the source report.
Hong Kong authorities have in recent years taken action against groups and individuals linked to the vigils amid a broader crackdown on dissent following the imposition of a national security law in the territory.
Al Jazeera did not provide further details in the initial report. This story may be updated as more information becomes available.
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