Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced over banned Tiananmen vigil
by Reuters in Hong Kong from on (#5SZQT)
Lai and seven other democracy campaigners handed prison sentences for commemorating victims of massacre
The Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking part in and inciting participation in a banned vigil last year for victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
The former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise of wide-ranging freedoms, traditionally holds the largest 4 June vigil in the world, but police have rejected applications for the past two events, citing coronavirus restrictions.
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