Tiananmen anniversary

Police stand guard at Causeway Bay, ahead of the 35th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, near where the candlelight vigil is usually held, in Hong Kong, China, June 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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Security tight in China and Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Decades after the military crackdown, rights activists say the demonstrators' original goals - including a free press and freedom of speech - remain distant, and June 4 is still a taboo topic...

There was a heavy police presence in Hong Kong on Saturday, with some activists detained by police. Photo: AFP
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6 held in Hong Kong on anniversary of Tiananmen massacre protests

Police officers stand guard after announcing a closure of a part of Victoria Park, where the candlelight vigil used to be held, a day a head of the 33rd anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, in Hong Kong, China, June 3, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
China

Hundreds gather to mark Tiananmen anniversary in Taiwan

Police officers stand guard after announcing a closure of a part of Victoria Park, where the candlelight vigil used to be held, a day a head of the 33rd anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, in Hong Kong, China, June 3, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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Hong Kong steps up security on Tiananmen anniversary, Taiwan decries suppression

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at The Third Wednesday Club, a high-profile private industry trade body in Taipei, Taiwan, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang
South Asia

Taiwan will never forget China's Tiananmen crackdown, says president

People cycle in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, June 3, 2021. Picture shot through a window. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China

What people said in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary

Hong Kong Tiananmen museum turns to digitalisation after new law
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Hong Kong Tiananmen museum turns to digitalisation after new law

A man wearing a protective face mask attends a candlelight vigil ahead of the 31st anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democracy protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, after police rejects a mass annual vigil on public health grounds, in Hong Kong, China June 3, 2020/ Reuters
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Hong Kongers to mark Tiananmen anniversary with candles, online vigil