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How Tiananmen Square vigils in Hong Kong have become unlawful
Hong Kong democracy activists face 10 years' jail for Tiananmen Square massacre candlelight vigil Sun 31 May 2026 at 5:09am In short: Closing arguments have been heard in the trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who organised a vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Advocates say the trial is part of a crackdown by Beijing on long-enjoyed freedoms in Hong Kong. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung face up to 10 years in jail if convicted of "incitement to subversion".
China accuses US of 'smear' and distorting facts over Tiananmen Square
China blasts US over Tiananmen Square comments as families banned from visiting graves Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 2:43am In short: China has accused the United States of distorting facts after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said censorship could not "erase" the memory of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown. Vigils to mark the anniversary were held around the world, including in Taiwan. But there were no vigils held in Hong Kong or China, where authorities reportedly banned families of those who died...
Tiananmen dissident lambasts China on massacre anniversary
Tiananmen dissident lambasts China on massacre anniversary June 4, 2026Wu'er Kaixi has put on weight in the last 37 years and his greying hair no longer flops over his eyes in the style he affected as a student at Beijing Normal University in 1989, but some things have not changed. He is, for instance, still on the list of student dissidents that the Chinese government identified as the ringleaders of the Tiananmen Square protests in those heady days when democracy seemed a possibility for...
Forbidden anniversary: China blocks families from visiting graves of Tiananmen victims
Chinese authorities are further restricting any public remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, blocking families of victims from visiting graves and intensifying efforts to erase the event from public memory, on the 37th anniversary of the military action. Police told relatives of victims that they would not be allowed to visit a cemetery in Beijing on the anniversary, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity, as quoted by news agency AP....
Tiananmen Square tank man taught us to stand up against the worst of China
This past June 4, we marked the 37th somber anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, where millions of Chinese citizens peacefully and earnestly asked for political reform and democratic openness. Instead, their hope was met with tanks. On that awful day, the Chinese Communist Party unleashed the People’s Liberation Army on these peaceful demonstrators.
Beijing slams US comments on Tiananmen Square crackdown as 'smear' of China
On 4 June 1989, the Chinese government sent troops and tanks to crush protests calling for political reform in and around the central square in the capital Beijing. China accused the United States on Thursday of distorting facts and smearing its political system, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said censorship could not "erase" the memory of Beijing's crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters. On 4 June 1989, the Chinese government sent troops and tanks to crush protests calling for...
‘Every year I get new pictures’: the fight to preserve the memory of Tiananmen
Amid growing censorship at home under the rule of Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroadDiscussions about the bloody crackdown on peaceful protesters that took place around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on 4 June, 1989 – and in cities across China – often dwell on the risk of forgetting the massacre. The passage of time, with the world’s eyes soon drawn elsewhere, and suppression by authorities at home mean that the pivotal moment in Chinese...
7 taken away as police ramp up patrols around former site of Tiananmen vigil
7 taken away as police ramp up patrols around former site of Tiananmen vigil Hong Kong police say they stopped and searched five men and two women in Causeway Bay for allegedly disrupting order They included Chan Po-ying, former chairwoman of the now-defunct League of Social Democrats opposition group, and activist Virginia Fung King-man. Police said they stopped and searched five men and two women, aged between 17 and 79, for allegedly disrupting order in the area around Great George Street...
Despite censorship, young Chinese are learning the truth about Tiananmen Square
Authorities have been largely successful at erasing the massacre of protesters who fought for democratic reforms, but the facts are emerging in often unexpected ways.
Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen SquareA high-profile Chinese activist in the UK who was inundated with deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict was told that the abuse did not breach the rules of Elon Musk’s platform. Apple Peiqing Ni, the 27-year-old founder of the UK-based China Dissent Network, had been advised by UK police to complain to the US-headquartered platform after she was...