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- Hong Kong sentences Tiananmen activists
- Defendants face 10 years in prison
- Organizers of events were charged with inciting subversion of state power
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Two activists in Hong Kong who organized annual events to commemorate the Tiananmen massacre were convicted of 'inciting subversion of state power'. 69-year-old Lee Cheuk-yan and 41-year-old Chow Hang-tung were charged with organizing or planning unlawful acts to subvert state power.
The defendants each face up to 10 years in prison. The court will announce their sentences at a later date.
The incident has brought attention to the political tension in Hong Kong and China's human rights violations.
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- What is the Tiananmen massacre?
- A government crackdown in China in 1989 that resulted in the deaths of thousands of people
- Why were the activists in Hong Kong convicted?
- For inciting subversion of state power
- What will be the sentence for the defendants?
- Up to 10 years in prison
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