Summary
A trial has started in Hong Kong for three activists who held remembrance events for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. They are charged under China's national security law for inciting subversion. The activists could face up to 10 years in jail if found guilty.
Key Facts
- Three activists are on trial in Hong Kong for organizing vigils for the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
- The charges against them include inciting subversion of state power under Hong Kong's national security law.
- The national security law was introduced in 2020 and bans a wide range of dissenting activities.
- One activist, Albert Ho, has pleaded guilty; the other two, Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, pleaded not guilty.
- These activists are part of the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, known for advocating democracy.
- The trial is expected to last 75 days.
- Public remembrance of the 1989 crackdown is banned on the Chinese mainland.
- The law used against them includes crimes like secession, subversion, terrorism, and foreign collusion.
