Tag: Tiananmen Square Massacre

China Suppresses Dissidents as Tiananmen Square Massacre Anniversary Approaches

The communist regime tightens its suppression of Chinese activists every year as June 4 approaches. This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre that occurred on June 4, 1989. The Chinese edition of The Epoch Times tried to contact several activists in China. Some of them are on “a trip,” some are…


Senator Kimberley Kitching: A Virtuous Voice of Reason

Commentary Kimberley Jane Kitching, a Labor senator for the Australian state of Victoria, died unexpectedly on March 10 at the age of 52. Her untimely passing, caused by a suspected heart attack, follows the recent deaths of cricketers Shane Warne and Rod Marsh, also from heart attacks. Throughout her senatorial career Kitching was an upstanding…


Hong Kong Activist Jailed for 15 Months Over Tiananmen Square Massacre Vigil

An activist behind the annual Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong was sentenced to 15 months prison on Jan. 4 for inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly last year to commemorate victims of the June, 4, 1989, massacre at the hands of the Chinese regime. “It can be foreseen that the public space…


Artist Speaks Out After Hong Kong Universities Remove Tiananmen Massacre Monuments

After the University of Hong Kong secretly demolished the “Pillar of Shame” Tiananmen memorial on the evening of Dec. 22, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Lingnan University also removed statues and sculptures commemorating the pro-democracy protests on Dec. 24. The bronze Goddess of Democracy that had stood at CUHK for 12…


How the CCP’s Bad Business is Costing Americans; Behind Student Protests on 2021 Tiananmen Massacre Anniversary

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is quietly altering its glowing projections of China’s economy into 2022 and beyond to a more realistic appraisal. Beijing authorities recently held a closed-door meeting of the Central Economic Work Conference, during which Xi Jinping revealed that China’s economy is in dire straits. What he neglected to mention is that…


Hong Kong Disney+ Omits ‘Simpsons’ Tiananmen Square Episode

An episode of “The Simpsons” that criticizes Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censorship appears to have been removed from Disney’s newly launched streaming channel in Hong Kong. Disney+, which rolled out in Hong Kong this month, features all episodes of the show apart from season 16, episode 12, which was first broadcast in 2005 and makes…


UN Human Rights Experts Call on Hong Kong Government to Repeal National Security Law

Four independent U.N. human rights experts are calling on the Hong Kong government to drop the Beijing-imposed national security law, saying the legislation is fundamentally incompatible with international norms. “The experts urged the Government to urgently repeal and independently review the National Security Law to ensure it is both human rights and international law compliant,”…


Tiananmen Square Massacre Survivors Worry About Hong Kong’s Clampdown on Pro-Democracy Alliance

While the Chinese regime’s propaganda machine is in full swing preaching the Party’s successes prior to China’s National Day, expatriate Tiananmen Square Massacre survivors are worried about the personal safety of their supporters in Hong Kong. October 1 is China’s National Day. Each year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) considers the weeks around that date…


Sen. Scott Says Biden Shouldn’t Remain Silent on China’s Oppression in Hong Kong

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is calling on President Joe Biden to speak up against China’s assault on democracy in Hong Kong, after nine activists in the Chinese-ruled city were given months-long sentences for commemorating victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. “Once a thriving democracy, Hong Kong is now fully under the oppressive rule of General…


Hong Kong Police Arrest Pro-Democracy Group Leaders Citing Foreign Collusion

Hong Kong police on Wednesday morning arrested four leaders of a pro-democracy group, alleging the group was working as a “foreign agent.” The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is known for organizing the city’s annual vigil commemorating those who died in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. The arrested…