Hong Kong Tiananmen activists found guilty of national security charges

Activist group says the ‘twisted’ Hong Kong judicial system had long ago decided that the pair were guilty.Published On 21 Aug 202621 Aug 2026A Hong Kong court has found two pro-democracy activists guilty on national security charges in a trial widely viewed as exemplifying the erosion of freedom of expression in the Chinese city.Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were found guilty of “incitement to subversion” for their role in organising candlelit vigils to mark Beijing’s deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, in a Hong Kong court on Friday. The two had pleaded not guilty and were charged in 2021.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Hong Kong court rejects appeal in landmark subversion caselist 2 of 3Hong Kong grants police power to demand phone and computer passwordslist 3 of 3UK court convicts two men for spying for Hong Kong, Chinaend of listThe pair could face up to 10 years in jail. Sentencing is expected at a later date.Prosecutors argued that the pair “endanger[ed] national security in the name of human rights”.Chow, a human rights barrister who represented herself, t...