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Hong Kong Activists Face Historic Trial | Dover News
Hong Kong’s courts are set to deliver a historic verdict today on two veteran activists, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, leaders of the now-banned Hong Kong Alliance who for three decades organized massive candlelight vigils commemorating victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Facing charges of inciting subversion — punishable by up to ten years in prison — their trial symbolizes the shrinking space for dissent under China’s national security law. While prosecutors claim the case is non-political, focusing on calls to end one-party rule, Chow, who represented herself, insists her…
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