Security tight in China and Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Beijing/Hong Kong, China Reuters Security was tight and access restricted to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the 4th June crackdown, while Hong Kong also increased policing as activists in Taiwan and elsewhere prepared to mark the date with vigils. Chinese tanks rolled into the square before dawn on 4th June, 1989, […]
Scores detained in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Hong Kong, China/Taipei, Taiwan Reuters Hong Kong police searched and detained scores of people on Sunday, including four arrested for “seditious” intent, as authorities tightened security for the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Restrictions in Hong Kong have stifled what were once the largest vigils marking the anniversary of the bloody crackdown […]
Hong Kong businesses mark Tiananmen anniversary in face of pressures
Hong Kong, China Reuters Some Hong Kong shopkeepers are quietly commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown despite the spectre of a China-imposed national security law and pressure to stay silent on the episode that is censored in mainland China. Hong Kong used to play a leading global role in commemorating the 1989 crackdown […]