HONG KONG—Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre of pro-democracy protesters were jailed Saturday for 4.5 months for failing to provide authorities with information on the group under a draconian national security law. Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong were arrested in 2021 during a…
Hong Kong Activists Behind Tiananmen Vigil Jailed for Months
March 13, 2023
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Hong Kong Court Convicts Activists Behind Tiananmen Vigil
HONG KONG—Three Hong Kong activists from a now-defunct group that organized annual vigils commemorating the Chinese communist regime’s 1989 massacre of pro-democracy protesters were convicted on Saturday for failing to provide authorities with information on the group in accordance with a national security law. Chow Hang-tung, Tang Ngok-kwan, and Tsui Hon-kwong were arrested in 2021…
LIVE NOW: Monterey Park Holds Vigil for Victims of Mass Shooting
A vigil is held at 8:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 24, for the 11 victims of the mass shooting at a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
Monterey Park Holds Vigil for Victims of Mass Shooting
A vigil is held at 8:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 24, for the 11 victims of the mass shooting at a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
Overseas Chinese Students Rally to Support COVID Protests in China, Chanting ‘Down With the CCP’
November 30, 2022
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MANHATTAN, N.Y.–Mass protests have been triggered across China after the Xinjiang apartment fire deaths caused by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) restrictive “zero-COVID” control measures. Protesters are chanting slogans of “Down with the Communist Party,” “Xi Jinping Step Down,” and “We want freedom and democracy.” It’s the largest protest movement since Tiananmen Square in 1989….
No Candlelight Vigil for June 4th in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park
June 4, 2022
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This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre. For the first time, there is no June 4 candlelight vigil in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park. By 11 p.m. on the evening of June 3, the government closed the central lawn, soccer field, basketball court, and many entrances to Victoria Park. It…
Teen Brothers in Huntington Beach Killed in Crash Involving City-Owned Truck
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Students and staff at Edison High School in Huntington Beach were mourning Tuesday the deaths of two students—brothers who were active in the school’s athletics programs—in a crash involving a city vehicle. Hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil Monday night in honor of the students. Joshua Page, an 18-year-old senior football player…
Sheriff: 1 Dead, 13 Injured in Shooting at Vigil in Texas
BAYTOWN, Texas—One person was killed and at least 13 others were injured Sunday evening in a drive-by shooting during a candlelight vigil near Houston, a sheriff said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the shooting happened around 6:40 p.m. when about 50 people were gathered for a celebration of life in Baytown, about 25 miles…
Burbank Vigil Planned for Cinematographer Killed on New Mexico Movie Set
LOS ANGELES—A candlelight vigil is planned in Burbank today for cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed when actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico movie set in a shooting that has sparked renewed calls for stepped-up safety on film sets. The vigil is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday at the International…
Nine Hong Kong Activists Sentenced to Jail Over 2020 Tiananmen Vigil
Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were given jail sentences ranging from six to 10 months after pleading guilty to participating in a candlelight vigil in 2020 to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre. Another three people received suspended sentences for the same charge of having participated in the unauthorized assembly in the city’s Victoria Park on June 4, 2020. The normally-annual event…
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