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  "id": 2319353,
  "title": "Hong Kong court convicts activists who organized Tiananmen vigil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/hong-kong-court-convicts-activists-who-organized-tiananmen-vigil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T06:27:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
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    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/21/hong-kong-court-convicts-activists-who-organized-tiananmen-vigil_6756724_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two pro-democracy activists, Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, have been convicted of inciting subversion by a Hong Kong court. They led the Hong Kong Alliance, a group that organized annual vigils to mark Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, before it was disbanded.\n\nThe Hong Kong Alliance was a significant group in the city's pro-democracy movement. Lee and Chow's case was seen as a test of freedom of expression in Hong Kong.\n\nAccording to Le Monde English, Lee and Chow could face up to ten years in prison for their convictions.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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