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Activists behind Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils

Two prominent Hong Kong activists, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, are spearheading the city's annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. In 2021, they were charged with inciting subversion under Hong Kong's national security law. The trial of the two activists has drawn international attention and highlights the erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong under Beijing's rule.

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