Post Tagged 'Chow Hang Tung'

December 11, 2021

Pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai found guilty over Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil

Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been convicted for his involvement in a vigil commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre. On Dec. 9, Lai, along with two other prominent Hong Kong activists, Gwyneth Ho and Chow Hang Tung, were found guilty of incitement and taking part in unlawful assembly. Continue Reading...

November 03, 2021

The trial of Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists has begun in Hong Kong

The trial of outspoken media tycoon and longtime Acton friend Jimmy Lai, along with seven other influential pro-democracy activists, began Nov. 1 in a Hong Kong court. The group is being tried for participating in an unauthorized Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil last year, which is now forbidden under Hong Kong’s stifling National Security Law. Continue Reading...

October 07, 2021

Civil rights leader pleads not guilty to charges related to Tiananmen Square Massacre vigil

The former vice chair of a now-disbanded civil rights group, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, which also organizes the annual Tiananmen Square vigil, pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting others to take part in this year’s banned vigil. Continue Reading...

September 10, 2021

Hong Kong continues crackdown on freedom of assembly, arresting members of group behind Tiananmen Square commemoration

Several members of a Hong Kong group that organizes an annual vigil for the commemoration of the Tiananmen Square Massacre were arrested on Sept. 8 after they refused to provide information for a police investigation. Continue Reading...