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Hong Kong Convicts Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan for Subversion

8/21/2026

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Hong Kong court convicted activist Chow Hang-tung and former lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan of subversion.
Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan face up to ten years under the 2020 national security law.
Lee and Chow led the Hong Kong Alliance that held Tiananmen vigils until 2019.
U.S. officials and other western governments condemned the convictions as suppressing Hong Kong’s freedoms.
Amnesty International said the case relies on vague, overly broad definitions of subversion.

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Hong Kong court convicted activist Chow Hang-tung and former lawmaker Lee Cheuk-yan of subversion.
Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan face up to ten years under the 2020 national security law.
Lee and Chow led the Hong Kong Alliance that held Tiananmen vigils until 2019.
U.S. officials and other western governments condemned the convictions as suppressing Hong Kong’s freedoms.
Amnesty International said the case relies on vague, overly broad definitions of subversion.