3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case
A Hong Kong court is set to sentence Friday three activists who for years organized vigils in remembrance of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in a case that is widely seen as a barometer of the city's freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.
TL;DR
- Three activists in Hong Kong are awaiting sentencing on Friday.
- The activists organized vigils for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
- The case is seen as a test of Hong Kong's freedoms amid Beijing's crackdown on dissent.