Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, the former vice-chairperson of the HK Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (The Alliance), was accused of publishing an article online in 2021, calling on citizens to attend the unapproved June 4 rally. She was convicted of inciting others to knowingly participate in an unauthorized assembly and sentenced earlier…
June 4th Activist Accused Earlier of Incitement Has Her Conviction Overturned After Appeal
Barrister Activist Charged Again Under NSL, Alleges HK Police Violated Constitution
In January, Hong Kong activist, barrister, and pro-democracy politician Tonyee Chow Hang-tung, convicted of multiple charges due to commemorating the Tiananmen massacre, also known as the June 4 incident, in 2020 and 2021, was sentenced to 22 months in jail. On Dec. 3, Chow denied the police charges and said the police violated the constitution….
Applauding in Court, and Shouting Remarks Led to Convictions for Sedition
November 2, 2022
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A Hong Kong pastor, 59, and a woman, 68, were convicted of “uttering seditious words” and other crimes for applauding from the public gallery and shouting to the magistrate, “You have lost your conscience,” when they were watching a hearing of the June 4 vigil (commemorating Tiananmen Massacre) of organizer Chow Hang-Tung in January. They…
Hong Kong Judge Orders the Tiananmen Massacre Be Referred to as ‘June 4th Incident’
October 31, 2022
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A member of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HKA), which the Hong Kong government caused to disband, is in court for refusing a National Security Office request, made in 2021, to hand over information. When former HKA vice-chairman Chow Hang-tung used the words “Tiananmen massacre” and “killing” when…
Hong Kong Activist Jailed for 15 Months Over Tiananmen Square Massacre Vigil
January 4, 2022
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An activist behind the annual Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong was sentenced to 15 months prison on Jan. 4 for inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly last year to commemorate victims of the June, 4, 1989, massacre at the hands of the Chinese regime. “It can be foreseen that the public space…
UN Human Rights Experts Call on Hong Kong Government to Repeal National Security Law
October 14, 2021
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Four independent U.N. human rights experts are calling on the Hong Kong government to drop the Beijing-imposed national security law, saying the legislation is fundamentally incompatible with international norms. “The experts urged the Government to urgently repeal and independently review the National Security Law to ensure it is both human rights and international law compliant,”…
Hong Kong Police Arrest Tiananmen Vigil Leaders
HONG KONG—Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four leaders of the group that organized the city’s annual Tiananmen Square commemorations after they refused to cooperate in a national security investigation, the group said. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China had openly challenged the enforcement of a 14-month-old national security…
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Group Downsizes Amid Suppression
July 11, 2021
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HONG KONG—One of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organizations said it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee after Beijing stepped up its suppression on opposition activity in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is best known…
Hong Kong Organizer of Tiananmen Vigil Released on Bail
HONG KONG—Hong Kong activist Chow Hang Tung was released on bail on Saturday, June 5, a day after she was detained on suspicion of promoting an unauthorized assembly to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre on pro-democracy activists in Beijing. Police arrested Chow, vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements…
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