香港民主活动人士李卓人和周庭因组织纪念1989年天安门事件的年度守夜活动，被香港法院判违反国家安全法中的煽动颠覆国家政权罪12。两人系已解散的香港支援爱国民主运动联合会（简称香港联盟）的前领导人，该组织成立于1989年5月，已于2021年9月投票解散12。
69岁的李卓人曾任香港联盟主席，41岁的周庭是剑桥大学自然科学系毕业生，曾任香港联盟副主席12。两人均因领导天安门悼念活动而被判违反国家安全法，面临最高10年监禁2。香港联盟三十年来致力于呼吁当局为1989年的镇压事件负责并推行民主改革，当局以新冠疫情为名义自2020年起禁止守夜活动，此后未恢复2。国家安全法于2020年正式生效2。
周庭在2023年因拒绝配合警方关于组织运作和财务的调查被判4个半月监禁，后来上诉推翻定罪1。她在2024年因新制定的本地国家安全法再次被捕，涉嫌使用社交媒体发布煽动性帖文1。第三名被告何俭现年74岁，已于1月认罪2。
李卓人在法庭供词中表示"我心中没有仇恨，只有爱"1，周庭在最后陈述中指出"说真话变成了煽动仇恨，寻求正义变成了利用苦难"1。此案引发国际关注，被批评者认为反映香港在北京强制实施的国家安全法下自由空间的缩减1。
Two prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have been found guilty of inciting subversion under the city's national security law for their roles organizing annual commemorative vigils for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.12 Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, both former leaders of the now-dissolved Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Democratic Movements, face a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment.12 The verdict marks a significant development in Hong Kong's crackdown on pro-democracy activity following the implementation of the national security law in 2020.2
Lee served as the alliance's chairman, while Chow held the position of vice chairwoman.12 The organization, founded in May 1989, had spent three decades calling for accountability for the Tiananmen crackdown and advocating for democratic reforms.2 The alliance voted to dissolve itself in September 2021.1 Authorities prevented the vigils from continuing, citing COVID-19 restrictions beginning in 2020, and the gatherings have not resumed since.2 A third defendant, Ho Chien, 74, pleaded guilty in January.2
During court proceedings, Lee stated, "I have no hatred in my heart, only love."1 Chow declared in her final statement that "telling the truth has become inciting hatred, and seeking justice has become exploiting suffering."1 Chow's legal journey reflects the expanding scope of national security enforcement; she was previously imprisoned for 4.5 months in 2023 for refusing to cooperate with police inquiries about the organization's operations and finances, though that conviction was overturned on appeal.1 She was arrested again in 2024 under newly enacted local national security legislation for allegedly posting inflammatory content on Facebook.1
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