Hong Kong, Aug. 22 -- Amnesty International has condemned the convictions of Hong Kong activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, who were found guilty of "inciting subversion of state power" under the city's National Security Law for their involvement in organising commemorations of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.

According to an Amnesty International press release, the organisation said the verdict highlighted how Hong Kong's National Security Law was being used to punish people for peacefully remembering the victims of the June 4, 1989 crackdown.

Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas spokesperson Fernando Cheung said the ruling represented another setback for efforts to preserve the memory of the Tiananmen events, noting that Hong ...