{
  "id": 6739549,
  "title": "‘People will be shocked and angry’: Relatives, friends of jailed Tiananmen activists decry ‘unjust’ sentences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/people-will-be-shocked-and-angry-relatives-friends-of-jailed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T10:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/11/people-will-be-shocked-and-angry-relatives-friends-of-jailed-tiananmen-activists-decry-unjust-sentences/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The families and close associates of three Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced to lengthy prison terms have expressed their strong disapproval of the verdicts, calling them \"totally unjust.\" Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, leaders of the defunct Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, received seven-year and seven-year and three months sentences, respectively. Albert Ho, the only defendant who pleaded guilty, was given a five-year and two-month sentence. Both Chow and Lee have vowed to appeal their convictions and sentences. Elizabeth Tang, Lee's wife, was visibly upset outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building, expressing her shock and anger over the sentences. She noted that Lee has been in prison since April 16, 2021, and questioned how he could serve another three years. Chow's mother, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that her daughter had stated that she felt \"great\" to represent herself in court and that she was proud to speak the truth freely in Hong Kong court records. The Tiananmen crackdown, which ended months of student-led demonstrations, occurred on June 4, 1989, with an estimated death toll ranging from hundreds to thousands of people.",
  "summary": "Relatives of three Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced on Friday for inciting subversion have decried their years-long prison terms as “totally unjust,” and have said that two of the defendants will appeal. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, were handed jail terms […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Three Tiananmen activists sentenced to prison terms.",
    "Lee Cheuk-yan gets seven years, Chow Hang-tung gets seven years three months.",
    "Relatives and friends decry verdicts as unjust."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "‘People will be shocked and angry’: Relatives, friends of jailed Tiananmen activists decry ‘unjust’ sentences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/people-will-be-shocked-and-angry-relatives-friends-of-jailed-6740751",
        "published": "2026-09-11T10:08:16.000Z"
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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."
}