--- title: "Hong Kong activists receive prison sentences for Tiananmen-related charges" description: "Most outlets reported the sentencing of pro-democracy activists linked to the Tiananmen Square vigils, noting prison terms of up to seven years and prosecution under Hong Kong’s national security law. Aaj News highlighted the judges’ focus on the activists’ use of a specific phrase, while the Daily Times provided the names of the individuals and the charges they faced." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7841-hong-kong-tiananmen-activists-sentenced-to-up-to-seven-years site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Hong Kong activists receive prison sentences for Tiananmen-related charges world · updated 12 Sep 2026, 2:47 AM PKT · 11–12 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the sentencing of pro-democracy activists linked to the Tiananmen Square vigils, noting prison terms of up to seven years and prosecution under Hong Kong’s national security law. Aaj News highlighted the judges’ focus on the activists’ use of a specific phrase, while the Daily Times provided the names of the individuals and the charges they faced. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The Nation** — [Hong Kong’s Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison](https://www.nation.com.pk/12-Sep-2026/hong-kong-s-tiananmen-activists-sentenced-seven-years-prison) · 12 Sep 2026, 2:47 AM PKT > Hong Kong - Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing’s 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests have been handed prison sentences of up to seven years. - **Daily Times** — [Hong Kong Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1551364/hong-kong-tiananmen-activists-sentenced-to-up-to-seven-years/) · 11 Sep 2026, 11:06 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual Tiananmen Square vigils have received prison sentences of up to seven years. Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho prosecuted under Hong Kong’s national security law. Lee and Chow convicted last month of inciting others to subvert state power. Ho pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this year. […] - **Aaj News (English)** — [Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330471812/hong-kong-court-jails-two-tiananmen-vigil-group-leaders-for-7-years) · 11 Sep 2026, 10:40 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > A Hong Kong court sentenced two pro-democracy activists to seven years in prison on Friday after they were convicted for inciting ​subversion, with judges highlighting their use of the phrase “end one-party dictatorship” in their political activities. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, ‌and Chow Hang-tung, 41, were part of a group that organised annual vigils marking Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown o... 3 articles from 3 outlets, 11–12 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.