12 Hong Kong activists given prison sentences over June 4 vigil

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20210915 June 4 vigil sentencing

Activists gathered outside the court on Wednesday as 12 people received sentences over their roles in the 2020 vigil.  © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Twelve Hong Kong pro-democracy activists received prison sentences of up to 10 months on Wednesday over their participation in a 2020 commemoration of the June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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