HK's Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trial
Two Hong Kong activists have been convicted of inciting subversion under the city's national security law for organizing annual Tiananmen Square vigils. The defendants, leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance, face up to 10 years in prison.
Why it matters
The verdict highlights the ongoing erosion of civil liberties and political dissent in Hong Kong following the implementation of the national security law.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, A prison van arrives outside West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts ahead of the verdict
Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under the city's controversial national security law.
Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, face a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail after being convicted under the China-introduced law. Sentencing is expected at a later date.
A third defendant, 74-year-old former lawmaker Albert Ho, pleaded guilty in January.
Prosecutors argued the defendants "endanger(ed) national security in the name of human rights". Chow, who represented herself, told the court in May that the law itself was on trial.
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