Same storyEarlier: A Hong Kong court sentenced three pro-democracy activists on Friday, 11 September 2026…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.
What this entry found
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
When the three activists were convicted of inciting subversion
- bbc.co.uk (last month)
- bbc.com (last month)
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
When Albert Ho pleaded guilty
- bbc.co.uk (January)
- bbc.com (January)
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Lee Cheuk-yan's age and occupation
- upi.com (69, labor organizer)
- bbc.co.uk (69, no occupation stated)
- bbc.com (69, no occupation stated)
- ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS
9 outlets carried this. They resolve to 8 independent sources.
A reader sampling these outlets received 8 accounts, not 9.
Day name corrected
The summary below named a weekday that does not match its own date. The date is as written; only the day name was recomputed from it.
Friday, September 12, 2026→ Saturday, September 12, 2026Friday (September 12, 2026→ Saturday (September 12, 2026
9outlets→8independent
What happened, for context
A Hong Kong court sentenced three pro-democracy activists to prison terms ranging from five to seven years and three months on Saturday, September 12, 2026, after convicting them of inciting subversion under China's national security law. The three — Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho — had organized annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, which had been the only large-scale public commemoration of that event on Chinese soil before the gatherings were banned in 2020.
8 of 9 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: nytimes.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- upi.comWIRE
- abcnews.comUNCLASSIFIED
- aljazeera.comINDEP
- arkansasonline.comUNCLASSIFIED
- bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
- bbc.comPUBLIC
- cbc.caPUBLIC
- nbcnews.comINDEP
- nytimes.comINDEP
References
- upi.com3 Tiananmen activists sentenced in Hong Kong for subversionScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- abcnews.comHong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison in national security case - ABC NewsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
- aljazeera.comHong Kong jails Tiananmen vigil activists for seven yearsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- arkansasonline.comHong Kong activists sentenced for vigils - The Arkansas Democrat-GazetteScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- bbc.co.ukHong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prisonScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
- bbc.comHong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prisonScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- cbc.caMore Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced to prison in Hong Kong security caseOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
- nbcnews.comOrganizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils sentenced to up to 7 years and 3 months in national security caseScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
- nytimes.comOrganizers of Hong Kong Vigils for Tiananmen Massacre Sentenced to PrisonScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-11T11:31:37
Carried by multiple outlets
- Three Hong Kong activists were sentenced: Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Houpi.com, abcnews.com, aljazeera.com, arkansasonline.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, cbc.ca, nbcnews.com
- Lee Cheuk-yan received a seven-year sentenceupi.com, abcnews.com, arkansasonline.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, cbc.ca, nbcnews.com
- Chow Hang-tung received seven years and three monthsupi.com, abcnews.com, arkansasonline.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, cbc.ca, nbcnews.com
- Albert Ho received five years and two monthsupi.com, abcnews.com, arkansasonline.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, cbc.ca, nbcnews.com
- They were convicted of inciting subversion under Hong Kong's national security lawupi.com, abcnews.com, arkansasonline.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, cbc.ca, nbcnews.com
- The sentencing took place on Saturday (September 12, 2026)upi.com, abcnews.com, arkansasonline.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, cbc.ca, nbcnews.com
- and 11 more, not shown
Reported by one outlet only
- Chow Hang-tung is 41 years old and a lawyeronly upi.com
- Lee Cheuk-yan is 69 years old and a labor organizeronly upi.com
- Albert Ho is 74 years old, a lawyer, and founder of an opposition partyonly upi.com
- A three-judge panel found them guilty and ruled that the group's mission posed a challenge to the Communist Partyonly upi.com
- Judges were chosen by the leader of Hong Kong to handle national security casesonly upi.com
- The Hong Kong leader said the law did not allow harm to the country 'under the pretext of human rights, democracy and freedom'only upi.com
Reported unevenly
- When the three activists were convicted of inciting subversionstated by bbc.co.uk (last month), bbc.com (last month) · absent from abcnews.com (earlier this year), arkansasonline.com (earlier this year), cbc.ca (earlier this year), nbcnews.com (after being convicted — does not specify timing)
- When Albert Ho pleaded guiltystated by bbc.co.uk (January), bbc.com (January) · absent from abcnews.com (not specified), arkansasonline.com (not specified), cbc.ca (not specified), nbcnews.com (not specified)
- Lee Cheuk-yan's age and occupationstated by upi.com (69, labor organizer), bbc.co.uk (69, no occupation stated), bbc.com (69, no occupation stated) · absent from abcnews.com (age and occupation not stated), aljazeera.com (age and occupation not stated), arkansasonline.com (age and occupation not stated), cbc.ca (age and occupation not stated), nbcnews.com (age and occupation not stated)
- Chow Hang-tung's age and occupationstated by upi.com (41, lawyer), bbc.co.uk (41, no occupation stated), bbc.com (41, no occupation stated) · absent from abcnews.com (age and occupation not stated), aljazeera.com (age and occupation not stated), arkansasonline.com (age and occupation not stated), cbc.ca (age and occupation not stated), nbcnews.com (age and occupation not stated)
- Albert Ho's age and occupationsstated by upi.com (74, lawyer and founder of opposition party), bbc.co.uk (74, no occupation stated), bbc.com (74, no occupation stated) · absent from abcnews.com (age not stated, occupations not stated), aljazeera.com (age not stated, occupations not stated), arkansasonline.com (age not stated, occupations not stated), cbc.ca (age not stated, occupations not stated), nbcnews.com (74, occupations not stated)