The Tiananmen crackdown occurred on June 4, 1989 ending months of student-led demonstrations in China. It is estimated that hundreds, perhaps thousands, died when the People’s Liberation Army cracked down on protesters in Beijing.
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Hong Kong pro-Beijing groups seek to hold carnival at former Tiananmen vigil venue during anniversary period
Pro-Beijing groups in Hong Kong are seeking to organise a carnival in part of Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park, where annual vigils were held for decades to mark the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. The event period is set to cover the crackdown’s 35th anniversary on June 4. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) told HKFP on…
Nat. security trial for ex-leaders of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil group will not begin this year, judge says
The national security trial of three former leaders of a now-disbanded Tiananmen vigil group will not begin this year, a Hong Kong judge has said, more than two years since the group was charged. Chow Hang-tung, Albert Ho, and Lee Cheuk-yan, formerly of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China,…
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COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS ON 1989
Why I lit a candle
On Sunday, June 4, I went to Victoria Park to light a candle. In Poland, that’s how we commemorate the dead. That’s how we pray for the dead who lost their voice, and the living. Having made friends here during my exchange, I was made aware that Hong Kong used to have a similar tradition.…
National security does not require Hong Kong judges to dabble in history
We are often told that national security judges are just like the other judges – same oath, same impartiality and all that. In the light of recent performances we must fervently hope that this is not the case. Consider, for example, the latest outing by Judge Kwok Wai-kin. Judge Kwok is a generous source of…
Why Taiwan’s welcome mat for Hongkongers is wearing thin
By Hilton Yip In the past three years since mass protests swept Hong Kong in 2019, Taiwan has been seen as a haven for those looking to flee the authorities or start afresh in a democratic society. With a government that had voiced support for the protests, a sympathetic civil society, and ethnic and cultural…
Why banning Hong Kong’s Tiananmen crackdown commemorations highlights the authorities’ insecurities
Another anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown has come and gone. This year – like last year – the authorities mobilised thousands of police officers to ensure that no organised event took place. Officials closed Victoria Park and ramped up stop and searches, threatening anyone who looked “suspicious” with possible national security law violations, such as…
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HKFP Lens: Darkness in the park – Three decades of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Police sealed off Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday, blocking access to the only venue in China where the commemoration of the crackdown on June 4, 1989 in Beijing has traditionally been allowed over the past 30 years. Police made six arrests – for unauthorised assembly, obstructing police and for possession of an offensive weapon.…
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong press group announces winners of annual news photo contest
The Hong Kong Press Photographers Association (HKPPA) announced the winners of its annual Focus at the Frontline news photo contest on Sunday. Photo of the Year HK01 photojournalist Liu Ngan Hung won the Photo of the Year award for his picture of workers removing the Pillar of Shame – a statue that honoured those who…
HKFP Lens: Hongkongers mark Tiananmen Massacre 32nd anniversary amid police ban – Part 2
Hongkongers wandered around Causeway Bay holding candles and waving their phone flashlights to commemorate victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Friday evening. Police raised warning flags and stopped and searched black-clad people, some holding electronic candles. Victoria Park was empty on June 4 for the first time in 32 years after the force…
HKFP Lens: Hundreds of Hongkongers mark Tiananmen Massacre 32nd anniversary amid police ban – Part 1
Wearing black, clutching flowers and candles, and waving mobile phone flashlights, Hongkongers found ways to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre on its 32nd anniversary on Friday despite police warnings and heavy law enforcement deployment across the city.
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong in 2020 – four waves of Covid-19 and a crackdown on dissent
In 2020, Hong Kong saw four waves of coronavirus infections while authorities’ cracked down on dissent following Beijing’s imposition of the national security law. Prominent pro-democracy activists have been imprisoned while others have fled. AFP images chart the city’s journey through this tumultuous year.
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