https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hong-kong-court-convicts-tiananmen-vigil-group-leaders-of-inciting-subversionContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hong-kong-court-convicts-tiananmen-vigil-group-leaders-of-inciting-subversionhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hong-kong-court-convicts-tiananmen-vigil-group-leaders-of-inciting-subversion#u46603Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:20:39 +0000A Hong Kong court convicted two organizers of the city's former Tiananmen Square vigils on charges of inciting subversion. The verdict follows a national security trial targeting activists who led the annual commemorations of the 1989 crackdown. Hong Kong officials have since rejected Western criticism of the ruling, describing such responses as slander. This legal action marks a further crackdown on pro-democracy activities in the territory, where the vigils had already ceased occurring years ago.Why it mattersThe annual vigils were a long-standing tradition in Hong Kong to remember the