https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/despite-convictions-activist-marks-tiananmen-horrorsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/despite-convictions-activist-marks-tiananmen-horrorshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/despite-convictions-activist-marks-tiananmen-horrors#u47780Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:11:34 +0000Organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil have been convicted in a national security trial. Despite the convictions, activists are striving to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. The vigil, which was once a significant annual event, had fallen dark in recent years. The convictions have sparked concerns about the erosion of free speech and democracy in Hong Kong.Why it mattersThe Tiananmen crackdown occurred on June 4, 1989, when Chinese authorities violently suppressed pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong, then a British colony, had traditionally held a large vig