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Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions
The pair face up to 10 years in prison after a court ruled their slogan sought to incite hostility toward the Chinese Communist Party.
- Tang Ngok-kwan visits sites in Hong Kong where people once publicly remembered the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
- Two of Tang's former colleagues were convicted under a Beijing-imposed national security law and face up to 10 years in prison.
- Judges ruled that the convicted individuals incited others to overthrow China's Communist Party leadership through unlawful means.
- Tang said he felt wronged by the verdict and has symbolically walked steps between a subway station and the trial court to remember those detained before trial.
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Hong Kong activist quietly marks Tiananmen as vigil organisers are convicted
Hong Kong activist Tang Ngok-kwan continues to quietly mark the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown as two former vigil organisers were convicted under the national security law. The case deepens fears that public remembrance and civil freedoms in Hong Kong are steadily shrinking.
·Noida, India
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Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions
Years after Hong Kong’s annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square crackdown ended, former organizer Tang Ngok-kwan still discreetly visits former memorial sites in the city.
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources22
Leaning Left12Leaning Right1Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 38%
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