Hong Kong is not like Tiananmen Square – China is a superpower now and that is worrying
4 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong is not like Tiananmen Square – China is a superpower now and that is worrying

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Indeed, after years of China cracking down on Hong Kong’s freedoms and rights, and months of continuous confrontation between the pro-democracy camp and the pro-Beijing institutions, last week the situation reached a tipping point. Police out in force as Hong Kong protests continue When acknowledging that a new cold war might soon divide the world, all lovers of democracy must face a gloomy outlook. Last Monday, seven former UK foreign secretaries called for their country to live up to its historical responsibility, and lead an international coalition to defend Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” arrangement. This proposal goes in the right direction: can we dream of a “democratic league” to keep the Chinese dragon at bay in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and throughout the world?

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Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing’s crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — After spending five months in jail for publishing seditious Instagram posts, Joker Chan returned to a harsh reality. Five years after the protests erupted, the lives of some young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement remain in limbo. Brandon Yau, secretary of the prisoners’ support group Waiting Bird, …

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security

The Diplomat  

On June 3, in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay, performance artist Sanmu Chan wrote the Chinese characters for “8964”（八九六四）with his finger in the air. The Article 23 legislation complements the 2020 National Security Law, which Beijing imposed on Hong Kong and which has been used to arrest hundreds of persons. A significant aspect of these rounds of legislation …

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong police detained a …

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police briefly detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, underlining the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police on Monday took away Sanmu Chen on a street of Causeway Bay, a busy Hong Kong shopping district, close to a park that for decades hosted an annual vigil …

The Fall of Hong Kong: How China-US Rivalry Ended a Geopolitical Neutral Zone
11 months ago

The Fall of Hong Kong: How China-US Rivalry Ended a Geopolitical Neutral Zone

The Diplomat  

In a meeting of the U.S. National Security Council held on June 8, 1960, John F. Dulles, the secretary of state of the Eisenhower administration, made an interesting comment on Cold War Hong Kong: “Hong Kong exists because it is useful both to the Free World and the Sino-Soviet Bloc.” Sixty years later, Dulles’ comment remains insightful to understanding Hong …

Hong Kongers in Taiwan firmly support the ruling party after watching China erode freedoms at home
1 year, 2 months ago

Hong Kongers in Taiwan firmly support the ruling party after watching China erode freedoms at home

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As Taiwan’s presidential election approaches, many immigrants from Hong Kong, witnesses to the alarming erosion of civil liberties at home, are supporting the governing Democratic Progressive Party. While Taiwanese immigration policies have been less welcoming than some from Hong Kong anticipated, most remain steadfast in their support for the DPP, largely due to the party’s firm stance …

A Hong Kong language group shuts down after police allege one of its essays breached security laws
1 year, 7 months ago

A Hong Kong language group shuts down after police allege one of its essays breached security laws

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A group that promotes the Cantonese language shut down Monday after Hong Kong authorities said a fictional essay depicting a decline in liberties in the city on the group’s website violated the national security law, in the latest example of the city’s erosion of freedom of expression. After Beijing imposed a national security law in Hong Kong …

Q&A: Sebastien Lai on father Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong ‘show trial’
1 year, 7 months ago

Q&A: Sebastien Lai on father Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong ‘show trial’

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – The national security trial of Jimmy Lai, the jailed 75-year-old media mogul and founder of the now defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was supposed to start next month. Lai has been in custody since December 2020 and faces multiple charges related to Hong Kong’s democracy movement and protests. I think what’s happening with the foreign lawyer is unfortunate …

26 years of uncertainty: Hong Kong’s journey since the handover
1 year, 8 months ago

26 years of uncertainty: Hong Kong’s journey since the handover

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 03, 2023 19:20 IST - 2 MINS READ On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong officially returned to Chinese sovereignty after being a British colony for 156 years. One of the significant developments in recent years was the extension of the country’s national security laws to Hong Kong. The NPC, on its part, justified the move, saying it …

As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square
1 year, 9 months ago

As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fangsuo Zhou, now in his 50s, remembers all too well that dispiriting spring day in 1989 when tanks rolled into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Those items — blooded towels, blood-soaked banners that had been turned into tourniquets, newspaper clippings, letters and a tent used by student protesters during their seven-week demonstration — are now the centerpiece of the …

As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square
1 year, 9 months ago

As China cracks down on dissent, New York City gives refuge to exhibit remembering Tiananmen Square

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those items — blooded towels, …

DC Edit | Xi aims at global governance
2 years ago

DC Edit | Xi aims at global governance

Deccan Chronicle  

China’s President Xi Jinping has just stepped into an unprecedented third term as chairman of the party as well as President and head of the high command of the Chinese military. Far from any immediate signs that Mr Xi would be asserting China’s economic, political, or territorial claims surrounding Taiwan, parts of India and the Indo-Pacific, the Chinese President was …

Xi Jinping reaffirms China's governing principle for Hong Kong
2 years, 3 months ago

Xi Jinping reaffirms China's governing principle for Hong Kong

The Hindu  

Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to follow the “one country, two systems” governing principle for Hong Kong on Friday, saying it is the “best arrangement” to maintain the city's prosperity and stability. “ fully supports the chief executive and the Hong Kong government to govern in accordance with the law, to promote international cooperation and better integrate into …

CE pledges full confidence in the city with nation's backing
2 years, 5 months ago

CE pledges full confidence in the city with nation's backing

China Daily  

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers a speech a reception at the Grand Hall of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, in celebration of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Oct 1, 2022. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiuon said Saturday he has full confidence in the …

Xi's remarks create starting point for HK
2 years, 8 months ago

Xi's remarks create starting point for HK

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping's inspection trip to Hong Kong came with a compelling address at the assembly celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's establishment and inaugurating its sixth-term government. The cream of Xi's speech lies in the "four musts" regarding the practice of "one country, two systems" and the "four proposals" for the HKSAR government's operation. …

Hong Kong: The city still packs a punch
2 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong: The city still packs a punch

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 10, 2022 18:00 IST Hong Kong appears to be in a midlife crisis. The 25th anniversary of its return to China, on July 1 this year, marked the halfway point in Deng Xiaoping’s guarantee, enshrined in the Basic Law that governs Hong Kong, that its capitalist system and way of life would be preserved for 50 years …

Address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
2 years, 8 months ago

Address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping addresses a grand meeting held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on July 1, 2022. At the meeting celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the …

Address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
2 years, 8 months ago

Address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping addresses a grand meeting held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on July 1, 2022. At the meeting celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the …

Xi defends vision of Hong Kong on 25th anniversary of return
2 years, 8 months ago

Xi defends vision of Hong Kong on 25th anniversary of return

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China’s leader Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return with a speech Friday that emphasized Beijing’s control over the former British colony under its vision of “one country, two systems” – countering criticism that the political and civic freedoms promised for the next quarter-century have been largely erased under Chinese rule. “Regardless of whether …

China’s Xi Jinping claims Hong Kong handover marked ‘beginning of true democracy’
2 years, 8 months ago

China’s Xi Jinping claims Hong Kong handover marked ‘beginning of true democracy’

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday claimed “true democracy” began in Hong Kong 25 years ago when China assumed control, as he marked a symbolic anniversary for the city transformed by his political crackdown. “After its return to the motherland, Hong Kong compatriots became masters of their own affairs, Hong Kong people administered Hong Kong with …

习近平在庆祝香港回归祖国25周年大会暨香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼上的讲话（全文）
2 years, 8 months ago

习近平在庆祝香港回归祖国25周年大会暨香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼上的讲话（全文）

China Daily  

7月1日上午，庆祝香港回归祖国25周年大会暨香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼在香港会展中心隆重举行。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平出席并发表重要讲话。 新华社记者 姚大伟 摄 在庆祝香港回归祖国25周年大会暨香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼上的讲话 （2022年7月1日） 习近平 Address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Xi Jinping 同胞们，朋友们： Fellow Compatriots, Dear Friends, 今天，我们在这里隆重集会，庆祝香港回归祖国25周年，举行香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼。 Today we are gathered here to celebrate this grand occasion marking the 25th anniversary of …

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
2 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — When the British handed Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, it was promised 50 years of self-government and freedoms of assembly, speech and press that are not allowed on the Communist-ruled Chinese mainland. Hong Kong also has banned annual protests marking China’s June 4, 1989, crackdown on the pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, with authorities …

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hong Kong also has banned annual protests marking China's …

Analysis: China’s Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed
2 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: China’s Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese flags flutter above streets and red celebratory banners line the harbor front, as a beaming crowd of masked officials and school children wave and chant in unison inside Hong Kong’s high-speed rail terminus, welcoming the arrival of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Protesters use a rope to lower themselves from a pedestrian bridge …

Hong Kong to forge ahead toward prosperity
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to forge ahead toward prosperity

China Daily  

Aerial photo taken on July 16, 2020 shows the Wan Chai of Hong Kong. And in its 25th year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has returned to the right track of "one country, two systems" after some twists and turns. Besides, a small number of radicals in Hong Kong colluded with foreign and separatist forces to derail "one country, …

Hong Kong to forge ahead toward prosperity
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to forge ahead toward prosperity

China Daily  

Aerial photo taken on July 16, 2020 shows the Wan Chai of Hong Kong. And in its 25th year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has returned to the right track of "one country, two systems" after some twists and turns. Besides, a small number of radicals in Hong Kong colluded with foreign and separatist forces to derail "one country, …

US says China’s Tiananmen crackdown ‘won’t be forgotten’
2 years, 9 months ago

US says China’s Tiananmen crackdown ‘won’t be forgotten’

Al Jazeera  

The United States has said the crackdown on peaceful protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989 will “never be forgotten”, and that the struggle for democracy was echoed today in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong. While many are no longer able to speak up themselves, we and many around the world continue to stand up on their …

China still needs to be vigilant against interference in HK
2 years, 10 months ago

China still needs to be vigilant against interference in HK

China Daily  

In this file photo dated Aug 5, 2019, a Star Ferry Co vessel sails across Victoria Harbor in front of the Hong Kong island skyline in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held the sixth-term chief executive's election on Sunday, with the central leadership taking all necessary measures to prevent external forces from interfering in the electoral process. …

Lam steps down as fractured Hong Kong faces more uncertainty
2 years, 10 months ago

Lam steps down as fractured Hong Kong faces more uncertainty

Al Jazeera  

Chief Executive Carrie Lam will be remembered for her decision to introduce an extradition bill to China that fuelled 2019’s mass protests. When Carrie Lam became Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017, she promised to heal a society divided by the Umbrella Protests of three years before. “The extradition bill wasn’t something apparently that Beijing was pushing, but that Carrie …

Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses
3 years, 2 months ago

Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — In the past year, two of Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy media outlets were toppled after enormous government pressure, a series of arrests and police raids on their newsrooms. “ Carrie Lam is patiently unraveling the substance of press freedom in Hong Kong,” Reporters Without Borders said in a December 2021 report on China’s press freedoms. …

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As the days of 2021 dwindled, so did any remaining traces of democracy in Hong Kong. any meaningful policy debates will now take place among a small circle of government loyalists,” said Kurt Tong, partner at The Asia Group and former U.S. consul general in Hong Kong and Macao. The most recent example was Wednesday’s raid by …

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021

LA Times  

Students clean the “Pillar of Shame” statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, at the University of Hong Kong in 2019. any meaningful policy debates will now take place among a small circle of government loyalists,” said Kurt Tong, partner at the Asia Group and former U.S. consul general in Hong Kong and Macao. The …

Tightening grip: On Hong Kong-China relations
3 years, 3 months ago

Tightening grip: On Hong Kong-China relations

The Hindu  

July 1, 2022 will mark 25 years since Hong Kong’s return to China. For much of the past 24 years, Hong Kong defied wide expectations that the “one country, two systems” model would crumble shortly after the handover. On December 23, construction crew quietly removed one of the most well-known statues, the “Pillar of Shame”, standing on the campus of …

Hong Kong loses a symbol of its freedom
3 years, 3 months ago

Hong Kong loses a symbol of its freedom

The Hindu  

Late into the night on Wednesday, a construction crew quietly worked to dismantle one of Hong Kong’s most distinctive statues and works of art. It has been at HKU since 1997, installed shortly after one of Hong Kong’s annual June vigils at Victoria Park, where thousands gathered every year to mark the anniversary. The vigil itself had been symbolic of …

Why I left Hong Kong
3 years, 4 months ago

Why I left Hong Kong

Al Jazeera  

The national security law and its chilling effect on our civil liberties compelled me to leave my home. Earlier this month, almost half of 99 Hong Kong-based journalists polled anonymously by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Club said they were considering or had plans to leave the city due to the decline in press freedom under the national security law. …

Can Hong Kong’s economy survive China’s political crackdown?
3 years, 5 months ago

Can Hong Kong’s economy survive China’s political crackdown?

Al Jazeera  

Business is considering its options amid the national security law, currency fears and punishing COVID-19 quarantines. Over the past year, Hong Kong’s society has been torn apart by the Beijing-imposed national security law and changes to the electoral process designed to ensure only people deemed “patriots” can hold office in the territory. Last month, the institute’s annual report on economic …

Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organiser disbands
3 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organiser disbands

The Hindu  

The Hong Kong pro-democracy group that organised three decades of vigils commemorating the victims of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown voted to disband Saturday in the face of China's sweeping clampdown on dissent. "I still hope to show Hong Kong Alliance's beliefs to the world and continue this movement that has already lasted for 32 years," Chow Hang Tung, a barrister …

Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown
3 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizers to disband amid crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong group that had organized annual vigils in remembrance of victims of the Chinese military’s crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests voted to disband Saturday amid an ongoing crackdown on independent political activism in the semi-autonomous city. “So whatever the conditions are, we still think that in the coming future, Hong Kong people …

Hong Kong: Tiananmen vigil group disbands after police probe
3 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong: Tiananmen vigil group disbands after police probe

Al Jazeera  

Democracy group is the latest of dozens of civil society bodies to fold over the past year under government pressure. A Hong Kong group that organises an annual vigil on June 4 to remember protesters killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown says it is disbanding after facing “national security” charges. Authorities froze 2.2 million Hong Kong dollars of the …

Activists move to preserve historical records of Tiananmen amid China’s pro-democracy crackdown in HK
3 years, 6 months ago

Activists move to preserve historical records of Tiananmen amid China’s pro-democracy crackdown in HK

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Wednesday, a court in Hong Kong handed nine …

Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties
3 years, 6 months ago

Group behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil denies foreign ties

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong said Sunday it will not cooperate with police conducting a national security investigation into the group’s activities, calling it an abuse of power. Police notified the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China last month that it was under investigation for …

By arresting singer, China is crushing any glimpse of opposition ahead of Hong Kong elections
3 years, 7 months ago

By arresting singer, China is crushing any glimpse of opposition ahead of Hong Kong elections

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s authorities are poised to …

Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown
3 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy group downsizes amid crackdown

The Hindu  

One of Hong Kong’s most established pro-democracy civic organisations said on Saturday it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee amid Beijing’s crackdown on opposition activity in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is best known for organising an annual rally and candlelight …

Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent
3 years, 8 months ago

Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong is still China’s wealthiest, most capitalist city. Apple Daily’s coverage was often “sensationalist,” but it also uncovered corruption and won awards for its investigative reporting, Yuen Chan, a journalist lecturer at the University of London and formerly head of Hong Kong University’s journalism school, said in a commentary on online news portal Citizen News. With …

China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
3 years, 9 months ago

China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — For years, China has quashed any discussion on the mainland of its bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, nearly erasing what happened from the collective consciousness. “When June 4, 1989, happened, all of Hong Kong witnessed the indelible historical event of students massacred by a corrupt regime,” Chan said. While Tiananmen Mothers said …

Tiananmen Square massacre vigil in Hong Kong set the city apart from China. Those days may be over
3 years, 9 months ago

Tiananmen Square massacre vigil in Hong Kong set the city apart from China. Those days may be over

CNN  

Editor’s note: CNN will be launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. After Hong Kong became part of China in 1997, the continuation of these events was always seen as a major litmus test for the city’s ongoing autonomy …

After mainland China, Communist Party's focus now shifts to quashing Tiananmen Square tributes in Hong Kong
3 years, 9 months ago

After mainland China, Communist Party's focus now shifts to quashing Tiananmen Square tributes in Hong Kong

Firstpost  

In Hong Kong, the recent arrests and convictions of prominent activists have had a chilling effect on those who participated in the vigil in the past. Photo credit: AP Photo/Vincent Yu File [imgcenter> [/imgcenter> In this 2014 photo, tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the …

Hong Kong activists struggle to keep flame of democracy alive
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong activists struggle to keep flame of democracy alive

Al Jazeera  

Territory’s civil society is under unprecedented pressure, but activists say they will not give up their struggle. Holding the line Although most of Hong Kong’s civil society has been apolitical historically, the founding of the alliance to aid the 1989 student movement in Beijing marked a watershed. In 2003, an umbrella organisation of civic groups – the Civil Human Rights …

Hong Kong bans Tiananmen vigil for second year
3 years, 10 months ago

Hong Kong bans Tiananmen vigil for second year

LA Times  

A candlelight vigil in Hong Kong last June to commemorate the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Hong Kong authorities for the second year have banned the June 4 candlelight vigil to commemorate the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, organizers said Thursday. Hong Kong’s security minister, John Lee, warned residents not to organize or …

US calls on Hong Kong to release Tiananmen vigil activists
3 years, 10 months ago

US calls on Hong Kong to release Tiananmen vigil activists

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands defied a ban last year and gathered at the vigil’s traditional site as part of pro-democracy movement. The United States has called for the release of four Hong Kong activists who were handed jail terms for taking part in a vigil for victims of Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. “The United States stands with the people of …

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