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
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Hong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activists
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11.09.2026
Hong Kong hits Tiananmen vigil activists with yearslong jail sentences
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11.09.2026
Hong Kong sentences Tiananmen activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail
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11.09.2026
Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison
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11.09.2026
Hong Kong gives Tiananmen vigil activists between 5 and 7 year
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11.09.2026
Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison
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11.09.2026
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