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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

China and Hong Kong reportedly detain dissidents before Tiananmen Square anniversary

A man wearing a face mask is led away by police on a crowded street in Hong Kong
Police lead a man away from a gathering near Victoria Park, Hong Kong’s former venue for the annual Tiananmen vigil, in 2023. Photograph: Louise Delmotte/AP

Chinese and Hong Kong authorities have arrested or put under surveillance several dissidents before the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre this week, according to human rights groups.

On 4 June it will be 35 years since Chinese soldiers shut down a weeks-long peaceful protest with violence, killing anything from several hundred to several thousand people.

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