Two democracy activists in Hong Kong have been convicted for their roles in organizing annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. This sentencing marks a further crackdown on dissent in the city, following Beijing’s increased control. China has been actively attempting to erase the memory of the Tiananmen Square events from public consciousness. For years, Hong Kong served as one of the few places in China where public commemoration of the massacre was still permitted. The vigils, once drawing large crowds, have now been effectively banned. This outcome signals a worrying trend of diminishing freedoms and increasing political repression in Hong Kong under Chinese rule, effectively silencing remembrance of the historical event.