HONG KONG—The pro-democracy group that organizes Hong Kong’s annual June 4 rally to commemorate those who died in the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 is being investigated by national security police on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces. Police sent a letter to the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in…
Organiser of Hong Kong Tiananmen Anniversary Rally Investigated by National Security Police
Hong Kong Organizer of Tiananmen Vigil Released on Bail
HONG KONG—Hong Kong activist Chow Hang Tung was released on bail on Saturday, June 5, a day after she was detained on suspicion of promoting an unauthorized assembly to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre on pro-democracy activists in Beijing. Police arrested Chow, vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements…
Hundreds Gather Near Hong Kong Park Despite Vigil Ban
HONG KONG—Hundreds of people gathered near a Hong Kong park June 4 despite a ban on an annual candlelight vigil to remember China’s deadly crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, and the arrest earlier in the day of an organizer of previous vigils. Hong Kong police banned the vigil for a second straight year, citing coronavirus…
Taiwan Will Never Forget China’s Tiananmen Crackdown, Says President
TAIPEI—Taiwan’s people will never forget China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square 32 years ago and will stick with their faith in democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday. Taiwan is criticizing China and urging it to face up to what it did, to Beijing’s repeated annoyance. China claims Taiwan as…
‘Tracked for Life’: China Relentless in Erasing Tiananmen
BEIJING—The ruling Communist Party’s deadly 1989 crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests never ended for Fan Baolin, who served 17 years in prison and says he sneaked out of China last year to escape surveillance that included cameras trained on his apartment and pressure on his family to deter him from more activism. Fan,…
Hong Kong, Macao Authorities Ban Events Commemorating June 4 Tiananmen Square Massacre
Both Hong Kong and Macao authorities have banned residents from participating in events in memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, days prior to June 4—a historic day when leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) saw to a massacre against anti-regime protesters. On June 1, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam emphasized during a press…
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