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  "id": 2312951,
  "title": "Hong Kong convicts two Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/hong-kong-convicts-two-tiananmen-vigil-activists-of-inciting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T03:55:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260821-the-hong-kong-tiananmen-vigil-activists-convicted-in-national-security-trial"
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  "summary": "Two pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark Beijing's 1989 deadly Tiananmen crackdown were on Friday convicted of inciting subversion by a Hong Kong court. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance and their case was viewed as a bellwether for freedom of expression in the Chinese city.",
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        "title": "Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organizers convicted of inciting subversion",
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        "title": "Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organisers convicted by court",
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        "published": "2026-08-21T01:22:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hong Kong’s Tiananmen activists found guilty of inciting subversion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/hong-kongs-tiananmen-activists-found-guilty-of-inciting-subversion",
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