HK police detain artists on eve of Tiananmen anniversary FMTNews FMTWorld
Hong Kong police detain a man on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
An officer shouted at him to “stop uttering seditious words” before authorities bundled him into a police bus.Chan was standing and wandering around the bustling area before she was stopped and searched by police, AFP reporters witnessed. Thirty-four years ago tomorrow, Chinese troops and tanks broke up peaceful protests in Tiananmen Square, brutally crushing a weeks-long wave of demonstrations calling for political change.
Since 1990, an annual vigil has been held in Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park, drawing tens of thousands to a candlelight memorial.
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