3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case
A Hong Kong court is set to sentence Friday three activists who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in a case that is widely seen as a barometer of the city's freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.
Three activists in Hong Kong are scheduled for sentencing on Friday. They organized vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. This case is viewed as a critical indicator of the city’s diminishing freedoms under Beijing’s increasing control.
- Three activists in Hong Kong are awaiting sentencing on Friday.
- The activists organized vigils for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
- The case is seen as a test of Hong Kong’s freedoms amid Beijing’s crackdown on dissent.
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