The Thin Line Between Protest and Punishment The conviction of two former organisers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils, Lee Cheuk yan and Chow Hang tung, marks a stark escalation in China's erosion of the city's autonomy and silencing of dissent.
Both men were once prominent voices for democracy in Hong Kong, but now face jail time under the national security law imposed by Beijing.
The charges against them were laid in 2021, with many regarding it as an attempt to quash the city's pro democracy movement once and for all.