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The disbanded Hong Kong Alliance was also found guilty.","category":"Politics","area":"China","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T17:05:16.546Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-28T16:06:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T17:05:16.546Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and 19 digests corroborate the central claims, with specific names and dates provided.","critic":"Reporting is clear and holds together, with quotes from defendants and lawyers.","hype":"Headlines are factual and do not overstate the content of the articles."}},"tags":["#HongKong","#TiananmenSquare","#NationalSecurityLaw","#HumanRights","#China"],"entities":["Lee Cheuk-yan","Chow Hang-tung","Albert Ho","Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China","China","Hong Kong"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Three former organizers of Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigils appeared in court to argue their sentences.","The organizers were convicted of inciting subversion under a national security law imposed by China.","Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung pleaded not guilty, while Albert Ho entered a guilty plea.","The disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was also found guilty and faces a maximum of 10 years imprisonment."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Three former organizers of Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigils returned to court to argue over their sentences. They were convicted of inciting subversion under a national security law imposed by China. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung pleaded not guilty to the charge, while Albert Ho entered a guilty plea. The disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was also found guilty of the same offense. The organizers face a maximum prison term of 10 years, with sentencing expected within two weeks."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on defence arguments"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The defence argued that the stated goal of ending one-party rule was an empty slogan and not an actual plan to oust the government. Erik Shum, a lawyer representing Lee and Ho, told the judges that the defendants' advocacy work did not involve violence and that China's fundamental system did not change due to their promotional work. Chow Hang-tung, representing herself, insisted she did not do anything wrong and argued that pursuing democracy should not be a crime. She stated, \"If the law truly has no room for our beliefs, then I would rather be a criminal than be a fake person.\""},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports printed below mention the specific date of the original conviction for inciting subversion, only that it occurred prior to the sentencing arguments."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Record","url":"https://troyrecord.com/2026/08/28/hong-kong-court-tiananmen-vigil-organizers","headline":"Hong Kong court hears arguments over sentencing for former Tiananmen vigil organizers","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T16:06:33.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Taipei Times","url":"https://taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2026/08/29/2003863319","headline":"HK hears arguments over vigil organizers’ sentences","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T16:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"My Mother 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