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Hong Kong vigil organisers convicted under national security law

By The BriefBrief · Sources (15)

Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM ET

Summary: Two organisers of Hong Kong’s decades-old Tiananmen Square vigil commemorating the 1989 crackdown have been convicted by a court. The convictions were made under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law.

WHO: Hong Kong court

WHAT: Convicted two Tiananmen vigil organisers under Hong Kong’s national security law

WHEN: Aug 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM ET

WHERE: Hong Kong

WHY: The convictions were made under Hong Kong’s national security law for organising the Tiananmen Square vigil.

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