### [2026-08-21](/feed/2026/08/21/index.md)

##### Hong Kong
# The Hong Kong Court of First Instance convicts Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership of a group that organized annual Tiananmen crackdown vigils. They face up to 10 years in prison. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260821-hong-kong-tiananmen-activists-found-guilty-of-inciting-subversion)

### Changes:

1. The Hong Kong Court of First Instance convicts activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership of a group that organized annual Tiananmen crackdown vigils. They face up to 10 years in prison.  _2026-08-21 18:01:05 (First version)_
1. The Hong Kong Court of First Instance convicts Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership of a group that organized annual Tiananmen crackdown vigils. They face up to 10 years in prison.  _(Current version)_

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