
Hong Kong Activist Defends Tiananmen Vigils in Court
A Hong Kong activist, Chow Hang-tung, testified in court that annual Tiananmen vigils were intended to commemorate victims of the crackdown, not to incite subversion or promote her group's ideals.
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A Hong Kong activist, Chow Hang-tung, testified in court that annual Tiananmen vigils were intended to commemorate victims of the crackdown, not to incite subversion or promote her group's ideals.

A former Hong Kong opposition politician is on trial, asserting that China's one-party system contradicts the country's constitution and fails to protect fundamental rights, as he defended his calls to end 'dictatorship'.
The father of a Hong Kong activist has been sentenced, though specific details of the charges or sentence are not provided in the headline.

As European leaders visit Beijing, a Hong Kong activist warns that Europe misunderstands China's methods and risks dependence, while China's embassy in Denmark strongly refutes the criticism.

A former leader of a now-dissolved Tiananmen vigil group has testified in court that their published writings were intended to expose Hongkongers to democratic movements in mainland China, not to incite subversion. This testimony comes as a Hong Kong barrister and activist, Chow Hang-tung, is also on trial for allegedly inciting subversion, criticizing Beijing for undermining the nation's constitutional order.

Jimmy Lai, a media publisher critical of Beijing, will not appeal his twenty-year prison sentence, with his lawyer declining to comment.
The father of a US-based Hong Kong activist has been sentenced to eight months in prison under the city's national security law.

Hong Kong democracy activist Chow Hang-tung testified in her national security trial that the city's Tiananmen vigils consistently promoted "love and responsibility" rather than "hatred and despair."
Exiled Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok pledges to continue her fight after her father was jailed in Hong Kong.

The father of wanted Hong Kong activist Anna Kwok has been sentenced to 8 months in jail for attempting to cancel an insurance policy linked to his daughter, an offense under the city’s security law.