Urgent Action update: Final “Umbrella Nine” activist sentenced

Lawmaker Tanya Chan has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years.

Lawmaker Tanya Chan has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, for using a loudspeaker to urge participants to join the 2014 Hong Kong pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protest. Tanya Chan is one of nine protest leaders who have been convicted of vague and ambiguous “public nuisance” related charges, four of which were sentenced to imprisonment. Their conviction and sentencing set a dangerous precedent, paving the way for the Hong Kong government to use vague and ambiguous charges for blanket prosecution and imprisonment of peaceful protesters.

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PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 4 AUGUST 2019

Please write urgently in your own words or using the template letter included in English or Chinese to:

Chief Executive

The Hon. Carrie Lam

Government of the Hong Kong SAR

Office of the Chief Executive

Tamar, Hong Kong 

Fax: +852 2509 0580

Email: [email protected] 

Salutation: Dear Chief Executive

Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country.

HIS EXCELLENCY MR LIU XIAOMING, Embassy of the People's Republic of China, 49-51 Portland Place W1B 1JL, 020 7299 4049, www.chinese-embassy.org.uk

Please check with your section before sending appeals after the above date.