Hong Kong begins national security trial of organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil group

January 23, 2026       Comments Off on Hong Kong begins national security trial of organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil group

By Maroosha Muzaffar

Originally published by Yahoo News on Jan. 22, 2026

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-begins-national-security-100319446.html

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🔴 After pro-democracy protests in 2019, the #HK govt banned the #Tiananmen vigil in 2020–2021, first citing #COVID19 and later national security. In Sept 2021, authorities charged the Hong Kong Alliance and its leaders, prompting the group to disband.
👉 https://t.co/B3UnxFsY2W pic.twitter.com/yWjTsEWcdf

— CHRD人权捍卫者 (@CHRDnet) January 21, 2026

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On Wednesday, Angeli Datt, research and advocacy coordinator at the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), said in a statement: “Organising a candlelight vigil to call for justice for victims of a massacre and democracy in China is not a threat to national security – it is a form of expression and assembly guaranteed by international human rights law.

“This trial is sham, designed to make repression appear legitimate. If Hong Kong authorities actually follow the law, their only recourse is to drop all charges and immediately release the three organisers.”