Two former organizers of Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigils, Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, have been convicted of inciting subversion. The leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance were tried under a 2020 national security law imposed by Beijing.
Lee, 69, and Chow, 41, were found guilty of inciting others to organize, plan, commit, or participate in acts by unlawful means with a view to subverting state power. Following the verdict, the two activists face up to a decade in prison.
The high-profile case has been closely watched and widely criticized for highlighting the erosion and deterioration of freedom of expression in the city. The national security law is seen as having effectively crushed Hong Kong's previously thriving pro-democracy movement.