00:00The Hong Kong court has sentenced three Tiananmen vigil activists to between five and seven years in prison for national
00:07security offenses.
00:10Nichuk Yan was sentenced to seven years, while Cho Hang-tung received seven years and three months.
00:15Albert Ho was given five years and two months.
00:18All three had been in custody since being charged in 2021 under Hong Kong's national security law.
00:24The activists were former leaders of the now disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, which organized annual vigils commemorating the victims of
00:33the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
00:41Cho, who represented herself in court, said she had nothing to repent for.
00:47Taiwan condemned the sentences, saying the pursuit of democracy and human rights is not a crime.
00:54Hollywood embryo at the time.
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