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  "title": "Hong Kong court sentences Tiananmen vigil activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/hong-kong-court-sentences-tiananmen-vigil-activists-to-between-5-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T01:49:17.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260911-hong-kong-court-sentences-tiananmen-vigil-activists-to-between-5-and-7-years-in-jail"
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  "summary": "Three activists who had held annual vigils commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced to between five and seven years in prison Friday for calling for an \"end to one-party dictatorship\". Prosecutors had argued that China's constitution enshrines the primacy of the Communist Party.",
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        "published": "2026-09-10T23:00:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/hong-kongs-tiananmen-activists-sentenced-to-up-to-seven-years-in",
        "published": "2026-09-11T02:49:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organizers sentenced to up to 7 years, 3 months",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hong Kong sentences Tiananmen activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail",
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        "published": "2026-09-11T03:50:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/hong-kong-court-sentences-3-tiananmen-vigil-organizers-to-prison",
        "published": "2026-09-11T06:42:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Hong Kong Tiananmen activists sentenced up to 7 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/hong-kong-tiananmen-activists-sentenced-up-to-7-years",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:40:00.000Z"
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