{
  "id": 3926659,
  "title": "Goal of Tiananmen vigil group an ‘empty slogan’, not actual plan: defence lawyer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/goal-of-tiananmen-vigil-group-an-empty-slogan-not-actual-plan-defence-3926659",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:39:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365585/goal-tiananmen-vigil-group-empty-slogan-not-actual-plan-defence-lawyer"
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  "summary": "Leaders of the now-disbanded group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen vigil have said ending one-party rule was an “empty slogan” and that they had never incited anyone to overthrow the Chinese government during their three-decade campaign. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, its former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan, former vice-chairman Albert Ho Chun Yan and…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "In full: Tiananmen vigil activist Chow Hang-tung’s mitigation after guilty verdict in national security trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-full-tiananmen-vigil-activist-chow-hang-tungs-mitigation-after",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:30:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Goal of Tiananmen vigil group an ‘empty slogan’, not actual plan: defence lawyer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/goal-of-tiananmen-vigil-group-an-empty-slogan-not-actual-plan-defence",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:39:04.000Z"
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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."
}