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Write for Rights 2022: Hong Kong – Chow Hang-tung

Chow Hang-tung is a courageous human rights lawyer and activist. On June 4, 2021, Chow asked people on social media to light candles in memory of the protesters killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Chow was arrested for daring to commemorate their lives. Now she is serving 22 months in prison for her activism.

Chow Hang-tung is a courageous human rights lawyer and activist. On June 4, 2021, Chow urged people on social media to light candles to commemorate the protesters killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square raid. Chow was arrested for daring to commemorate her life. Now she is serving 22 months in prison for her activism. In addition, she faces another prison sentence for allegedly endangering national security through her completely peaceful actions.

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