Hong Kong top court quashes conviction of Tiananmen vigil activists

Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 6, 2025

Hong Kong's top court quashed the prison terms of three Tiananmen vigil activists on Thursday, saying it was a "miscarriage of justice" to jail them for refusing to submit information to national security police. The judgment is a stinging rebuke to the government, which has targeted dissent using expansive powers under a national security law imposed by Beijing after Hong Kong's huge pro-de