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Hong Kong court hears arguments over sentencing for former Tiananmen vigil organizers

Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have returned to court for arguments over their upcoming sentences

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Tiananmen vigil convictions: Hong Kong too has been silenced. Others should speak out

Editorial: Two activists who organised commemorations of the bloody crackdown on China’s 1989 pro-democracy protests now face jail. Remembering is not a crime

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong police stop artist from marking Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Performance artist was trying to attach 6.4m long thread, apparent reference to June 4 crackdown date, to street signpost when police showed up

The Independent UK

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Hong Kong artist who tried to mark Tiananmen massacre intercepted by police

Public acts to commemorate the 1989 killings have become increasingly sensitive in Hong Kong

The Guardian - UK

China’s crackdown on Tiananmen memorials shows its obsession with security – and growing paranoia

Under Xi Jinping, national security has swallowed up all other state policies, and Hong Kong’s activists are paying the price, says author Louisa Lim

The Guardian - UK

Tiananmen Square anniversary: Hong Kong police detain artist who made sign in the air

Sanmu Chen appeared to write the date of massacre in the air as anniversary becomes increasingly sensitive in Hong Kong

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan’s Lai says Tiananmen ‘will not disappear in torrent of history’

Tuesday marks 35 years since Chinese soldiers stormed the square and opening fire on peaceful protesters.

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Tiananmen Square at 35: top Chinese dissident looks back

Thirty-five years ago, Wang Dan was number one on China's most-wanted list. The student leader, who headed months of mass protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, was arrested after the army violently removed the demonstrators and spent years in jail. Now living in exile in the US, he reflects on how…

Radio France Internationale

China and Hong Kong reportedly detain dissidents before Tiananmen Square anniversary

Events marking 35 years since troops ended peaceful protest with deadly violence are banned in China and Hong Kong

The Guardian - UK

After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive

China has quashed large-scale commemorations of Tuesday's 35th anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown within its borders

The Independent UK

Hong Kong Security Law Arrests 'Stifle Freedom Of Expression': EU Spokesperson

The arrests of six people under Hong Kong's new national security law for posting online messages "seem to confirm" the European Union's concerns about the legislation, an EU spokesperson said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Hong Kong democracy activist wins appeal on Tiananmen vigil assembly

Democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung won an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction and sentence over a "banned" candlelight vigil in Hong Kong last year to commemorate victims of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

Reuters

Chinese Covid protests are widening the cracks in the authoritarian edifice

Starting out as a journalist, I learned my reporting trade on the foreign desk at The Times, where we burgeoning newshounds scrapped for the chance to assist on the big stories. On one June day in the summer of 1989, though, there were more than enough stories to go round.…

Evening Standard

Hong Kong high court quashes reporting ban on key national security case

Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday quashed a court reporting restriction for a landmark national security case involving a now disbanded group that once organised the city's annual candlelight vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.

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China's Lipstick King Austin Li was a rich influencer adored by Beijing officials. One mistake triggered his downfall

Austin Li was beloved by young shoppers and the Chinese Communist Party. But when he tried to sell an ice cream cake to millions of his followers, everything went wrong.

The Guardian - UK

Candles, flags and a howl of pain: Taiwan remembers Tiananmen

Taipei takes on the role of commemoration from Hong Kong as the only Chinese-speaking country to hold vigils

WEKU

Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban

Police patrolled Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong pounces on Tiananmen vigils

Hong Kong authorities on Saturday detained multiple people as they pounced on any attempt at public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, as China vies to remove all reminders of the deadly event.

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The Independent UK

Police patrol Hong Kong park amid Tiananmen vigil ban

Dozens of police officers are patrolling Hong Kong’s Victoria Park after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989

Al Jazeera

Police in Hong Kong warn over vigil as Tiananmen ‘erased’

For first time, Hong Kong will hold no public events to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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