A Hong Kong court on 11 September 2026 sentenced three former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance—Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho—to between five and seven years in prison under the national security law for organizing annual commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. The convictions drew international condemnation and sparked solidarity protests in cities including Sydney.
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A Hong Kong court sentenced three former leaders of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China on Friday in a national security case tied to annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown [france24.com#1][euronews.com#1][thehindu.com#1][npr.org#1][abcnews.com#1][hongkongfp.com#1]. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, received seven years; Chow Han
Three activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five and seven years in prison Friday for calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship". Prosecutors had argued that China's constitution enshrines the primacy of the Communist Party.
Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho have been behind bars since being charged in 2021, and their convictions have drawn condemnation.
Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years Reuters
Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.
The activists were sentenced to about 5 to 7 years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city's eroding freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.
Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho were given lengthy prison sentences under a national security law imposed on the city by Beijing.
Convictions came under draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 following huge protests.
Three pro-democracy activists who organized annual commemorations of China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were charged under Hong Kong's Beijing-backed national security law.
Three pro-democracy activists who organized annual commemorations of China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were charged under Hong Kong's Beijing-backed national security law.
The creator of a sculpture commemorating those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown will ask Danish authorities to negotiate with Hong Kong for its return, with city officials disputing his claims of owning the confiscated artwork. The fate of the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture has come back under the spotlight after the High Court on Friday handed jail sentences to three former leaders of t
Protest action at Sydney Town Hall today organised by NSW Hong Kong Friends. The action was to support political prisoners in Hong Kong including Joshua Wong and the members of the Hong Kong Alliance recently sentenced for organising the Tiananmen commemoration candlelight vigil https://www. amnesty.org/en/latest/news/202 6/09/hong-kong-sentencing-of-tiananmen-activists-a-triple-tragedy-and-affron
Hong Kong jails Tiananmen vigil activists for seven years