Tiananmen Square

• Tiananmen Square anniversary: 24 arrested in Hong Kong

  China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests.

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  Jun 4, 2023
  
• Hong Kong activist behind Tiananmen Square vigil sentenced to 15 months in prison

  Activist Chow Hang-tung was arrested last year the day before the June 4 anniversary of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

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  Jan 4, 2022
  
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• Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen Square monument from campus

  The artwork, of anguished human torsoes, is one of the few remaining public memorials in the former British colony to remember the bloody crackdown that is a taboo topic in China.

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  Dec 22, 2021
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• Hong Kong activists sentenced to 6-10 months in prison for Tiananmen Square vigil

  The vigils have been banned by police citing COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings, but the ban was seen by many activists as an attempt to shut down defiance to Beijing.

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  Sep 15, 2021
• Detained Hong Kong activist says arrest over Tiananmen Square vigil meant to scare others

  Police said Chow Hang Tung was arrested on suspicion of publicizing an unauthorized assembly.

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  Jun 5, 2021
• Microsoft says no images of Tiananmen ‘tank man’ on Bing search engine due to error

  Users, including in the United Kingdom, Germany and Singapore, reported Friday that when they performed the search Bing returned the message, "There are no results for tank man."

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  Jun 4, 2021
• Hong Kong police arrest prominent Tiananmen Square vigils organizer: colleagues

  The arrest comes as thousands of police are expected to patrol the city's streets to prevent people from gathering to commemorate the June 4 crackdown.

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  Jun 3, 2021
• Hong Kong officials shut down Tiananmen Square museum 3 days after opening

  Organizers of the June 4 Museum said it closed after authorities investigated whether it had licenses to conduct public exhibitions.

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  Jun 2, 2021
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• Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, already in prison, pleads guilty to new charge

  Wong and three others pleaded guilty to illegal assembly over a June gathering commemorating the 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around China's Tiananmen Square.

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  Apr 30, 2021
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• Hong Kong protesters defy ban, hold vigil for Tiananmen Square anniversary

  Beijing is taking a tougher stance following months of anti-government protests last year, in what activists see as an accelerating erosion of the city's rights and liberties.

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  Jun 4, 2020