US EditionHong Kong Activists, Diaspora Attend Tiananmen Anniversary Vigils Overseas Amid Ban in Home City
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In Hong Kong, too, the Tiananmen Square uprising is not allowed to be commemorated. A shop selling tea lights for 6.40 Hong Kong dollars – a reference to the date – was visited by police.
Hong Kong activists, diaspora attend Tiananmen anniversary vigils overseas amid ban in home city
Hong Kong activists and the diaspora attended candlelight vigils and other events around the world on Wednesday to mark the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, amid the city’s ongoing ban on public commemorations of the event.A candlelight vigil in Vancouver on June 4, 2025. Photo: Supplied.Hong Kong, once the only location on Chinese soil to host large-scale Tiananmen memorial vigils, has not held any large-scale gatherings since 2020,…
BEIJING. An 88-year-old Chinese woman who can barely walk is being kept under strict surveillance. A gum-chewing artist in Hong Kong is being taken away by police. The events are examples of the Chinese Communist Party's enormous nervousness on June 4th—the date of the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.
Hong Kong Again Stifles Commemoration of Tiananmen Massacre
This Wednesday, June 4 marks the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. Hongkongers had for decades commemorated the date with a large-scale vigil at Victoria Park, until the 2020 National Security Law made such public demonstrations subject to harsh judicial punishment. In the lead-up to this year’s anniversary, much like last year, Hong Kong authorities continued to restrict opportunities for publicly observing the date. On Tuesday, …
On June 4, 1989, the repression of protesters protesting in Tiananmen Square in Beijing ended. Chinese students had begun their demands there after the death of reformist Hu Yaobang on April 15. The movement demanded political reforms and freedom of the press. A march of 100,000 people alerted the Communist Party apparatus, while hunger strikes were taking place. On May 20, martial law was declared and repression began. Protesters set up barrica…
Hong Kong Restricts Tiananmen Events as US, Taiwan Urge Remembrance
Tiananmen commemorations in Hong Kong, which once drew tens of thousands of people annually, have been shut down since a new security law took effect in 2020. The post Hong Kong Restricts Tiananmen Events as US, Taiwan Urge Remembrance appeared first on StratNews Global.
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