Hong Kong's Judicial Straitjacket: Crushing Dissent, Silencing Memory The verdict is in, and it's a stark reminder that the rule of law in Hong Kong has become an empty phrase.
Two pro democracy activists, Lee Cheuk yan and Chow Hang tung, have been found guilty on national security charges for organizing candlelit vigils to mark Beijing's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.
According to Elaine Pearson of Human Rights Watch, Chow and Lee "exposed the Chinese government's fears of its own atrocities.