A Hong Kong court sentenced three pro-democracy activists to prison terms ranging from five to seven years under the city's national security law. The activists, Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho, were convicted of "incitement to subversion" for their roles in organizing annual vigils marking China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Lee and Chow were sentenced to seven years, while Ho received five years and two months after pleading guilty. The trio was part of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, which had organized massive protests and vigils in Victoria Park for three decades. The sentences have drawn international condemnation from the United Nations, human rights organizations, and foreign governments, who say they are a sign of Beijing's crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong.
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