Hong Kong begins national security trial for organisers of Tiananmen vigils

January 23, 2026       Comments Off on Hong Kong begins national security trial for organisers of Tiananmen vigils
Hong Kong begins national security trial for organisers of Tiananmen vigils

Originally published by Aljazeera on Jan. 22, 2026

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/22/hong-kong-begins-national-security-trial-for-organisers-of-tiananmen-vigils

Thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil for victims of the Chinese government’s military crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square, in Hong Kong, on June 4, 2019 [Kin Cheung/AP Photo]

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Angeli Datt, research and advocacy coordinator at the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, condemned the trial as a “sham”.

“If Hong Kong authorities actually follow the law, their only recourse is to drop all charges and immediately release the three organisers,” Datt said in a statement.

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