Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists were jailed for five to seven years under the national security law.
A Hong Kong court sentenced three Tiananmen vigil activists to prison for five to seven years on Friday for national security crimes, following a trial that has drawn international condemnation.
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Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Chow Hang-tung, 41, and Albert Ho, 74, have been behind bars since their initial charges in 2021.
Their convictions, handed down under a sweeping national security law, have drawn criticism from the United Nations, human rights organisations and foreign governments.
A court ruled in August that the activists breached the Chinese constitution by calling for an "end to one-party dictatorship".
Lee and Chow, both of whom pleaded not guilty, were sentenced to seven years and seven years and three months in prison, respectively.
Ho, a former lawmaker who entered a guilty plea in January, received a sentence of five years and two months.