Activists erect new version of commemorative statue that Hong Kong university removed last year
Hundreds of people have gathered in Taipei to commemorate China’s crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square 33 years ago.Saturday is the anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire to end student-led unrest in and around the square in central Beijing. China has never provided a full death toll from the events of 4 June 1989, but rights groups and witnesses say the figure could run into thousands.the only part of the Chinese-speaking world where it can be remembered openly.
Hundreds of police, some with sniffer dogs, patrolled the park area and conducted stop-and-search checks. As night fell, floodlights lit up an empty expanse of football pitches. China imposed a national security law on Hong Kong in June 2020 that punishes acts of subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with sentences of up to life imprisonment. Beijing said the law was necessary to restore stability after anti-government protests in 2019.
Police blocked off the park last year to prevent people from gathering to commemorate the anniversary and arrested the planned vigil’s organiser.
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