FILE - In this June 4, 2020, file photo, participants wave a flag reading "Free Hong Kong, Revolution Now" during a vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, despite applications for it being officially denied. A dozen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 to participating in the unauthorized candlelight vigil to mark Beijing's bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square.
The 12 were charged with participating in the unauthorized assembly in Victoria Park on June 4 last year, when thousands of Hong Kongers turned up to light candles and sing songs despite police warnings that they may be breaking the law. Seven of the 12 were also charged with inciting others to take part in the assembly.
Prominent activist Joshua Wong and three others who were also charged over the June 4 vigil had previously pleaded guilty in April and were given prison sentences of between 4 to 10 months.
Respect to all of them. They are the democracy fighter and the hero in Hong Kong. StandWithHongKong
How dare they?
The most ironic and disturbing part of this is the fact that western democracies condone these types of crackdowns by continuing to have trade relations with China.
It’s just a vigil. Wow. China needs to pull that stick out of their ass.