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Hong Kong, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong and three other fellow advocates were convicted Friday by a local court of participating in an unauthorized 2020 assembly commemorating China’s Tiananmen crackdown.Wong, 24, Lester Shum, 27, Tiffany Yuen, 27, and Jannell Leung, 26, among Hong Kong’s young generation of pro-democracy activists, appeared at the District Court to plead guilty to one count of knowingly taking part in the unauthorized Jun. 4 candlelight vigil in Victoria Park. The event marked 31 years since Chinese armed forces killed hundreds of protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989.“Even when the world changes, we will not change ourselves!” said Wong after the hearing before leaving the dock. The activist is currently serving two jail terms totaling almost a year and a half for protest-related charges. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS JOSHUA WONG, LESTER SHUM, AND TIFFANY YUEN, IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong activist Chow Hang-tung was released on bail after being arrested Friday in the financial hub accused of promoting a banned annual vigil held every year in the city in memory of the victims of the Tiananmen massacre, according to local press reports.Public television RTHK said Chow -- vice president of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic and Democratic Movements of China, the organization that organized the vigil -- was released Friday after posting a bail of HKD 10,000 Hong Kong ($ 1,300).No charges have been brought against her, although she will have to re-report to police on Jul. 5, according to RTHK. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS THE VIGIL COMMEMORATING THE MASSACRE’S 32ND ANNIVERSARY, IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, 4 jun (EFE/EPA).- (Imagen: Jerome Favre).- Hong Kong police on Friday arrested two people for allegedly publicizing a banned candlelight vigil to be held in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.FOOTAGE OF THE VIGIL IN HONG KONG
Hong Kong, May 30 (EFE/EPA).- Members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China paid tribute Sunday to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre at the June 4th Museum.Police have banned the annual June 4 candlelight vigil at Victoria Park, citing risks of COVID-19 infection for the second year in a row. The vigil marks the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre that took place in Beijing. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF PATRIOTIC DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENTS OF CHINA PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF THE 1989 TIANANMEN MASSACRE AT THE JUNE 4TH MUSEUM IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Dec 2 (EFE/EPA).- A Hong Kong court sentenced activist Joshua Wong to 13 and a half months in prison for organizing an "unauthorized assembly" in 2019 that ended the siege of the city's police headquarters.Activists Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were also sentenced to 10 and seven months in prison, respectively, having also been in custody since Nov. 23 in a detention center in the city while waiting for the court’s decision. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: THE LAI CHI KOK RECEPTION CENTRE, WHERE PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS JOSHUA WONG CHI-FUNG AND IVAN LAM LONG YING ARE BEING HELD, IN HONG KONG.