A Hong Kong activist was sentenced last week for organizing annual vigils in memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre. During a court hearing, she declared that she will continue her fight even from prison.
The activist faced the court affirming that her determination remains intact despite the sentence. The annual vigils she organized commemorated the events of June 4, 1989, when Chinese military forces suppressed protesters in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Hong Kong was historically the only territory under Chinese rule where these vigils could be held publicly, but authorities have been restricting them in recent years. The conviction is part of a broader pattern of repression of civil liberties in the region since the implementation of the National Security Law in 2020.
