Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China Vice Chairwoman Chow Hang-tung speaks throughout a press convention on Sept. 5, 2021 in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China Vice Chairwoman Chow Hang-tung speaks throughout a press convention on Sept. 5, 2021 in Hong Kong.

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Three Hong Kong activists have been convicted after they refused to supply data to authorities required by nationwide safety coverage. They had been arrested in 2021 throughout a crackdown on Hong Kong’s civil society sector following the passage of a wide-ranging nationwide safety legislation.

The three activists now resist six months in jail and a advantageous of practically $13,000. They stated they did not cooperate with the coverage as a result of they believed the state had arbitrarily designated them international brokers with out offering proof.

Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan and Tsui Hon-kwong had been organizers within the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, an advocacy group finest identified for holding annual vigils to commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen bloodbath in Beijing, the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists through which Chinese troops fired on their very own residents, killing 1000’s. The precise demise toll is unknown and mentions of the bloodbath are closely censored in mainland China.

One of the activists, Chow Hang-tung, was arrested on a separate nationwide safety cost of subversion in 2021 and is already in jail.