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Hong Kong begins national security trial for organisers of Tiananmen vigils

Angeli Datt, research and advocacy coordinator at the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, condemned the trial as a “sham”.

2026年1月23日
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Hong Kong begins national security trial for organisers of Tiananmen vigils

Originally published by Aljazeera on Jan. 22, 2026

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/22/hong-kong-begins-national-security-trial-for-organisers-of-tiananmen-vigils

Thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil for victims of the Chinese government’s military crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square, in Hong Kong, on June 4, 2019 [Kin Cheung/AP Photo]

Angeli Datt, research and advocacy coordinator at the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, condemned the trial as a “sham”.

“If Hong Kong authorities actually follow the law, their only recourse is to drop all charges and immediately release the three organisers,” Datt said in a statement.