Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison
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Een rechtbank in Hongkong veroordeelde vrijdag drie activisten tot een gevangenisstraf.
A Hong Kong court sentenced three activists to prison on Friday.
De groep organiseerde wake-bijeenkomsten voor het Tiananmen-incident van 1989.
The group organized vigils for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Lee Cheuk-yan en Chow Hang-tung kregen lange gevangenisstraffen.
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung received long prison sentences.
Albert Ho kreeg een kortere straf nadat hij schuld had bekend.
Albert Ho received a shorter sentence after he pleaded guilty.
De autoriteiten beschuldigden het drietal van het aanzetten tot staatsondermijning.
Authorities accused the trio of inciting subversion against the state.
Deze veroordelingen weerspiegelen de veranderende politieke situatie in Hongkong.
These convictions reflect the changing political situation in Hong Kong.
De activisten zitten al enkele jaren in voorlopige hechtenis.
The activists have remained in custody for several years already.
Aanhangers vrezen dat deze gebeurtenissen wijzen op een afname van de vrijheid.
Supporters fear these events signal a decline in city freedoms.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- Activists
- Activisten
- Sentenced
- Veroordeeld
- Crackdown
- Optreden
- Guilty
- Schuldig
- Subversion
- Ondermijning
- Custody
- Hechtenis
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