Hong Kong police said they detained 23 people on Sunday for “breaching public peace”, including a 53-year-old woman for “obstructing police officers” as authorities ramped up security for the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
“The regime wants you to forget, but you can’t forget… It wants to whitewash all history,” said Chris To, 51, who visited the park in a black t-shirt and was searched by police.Police on Monday said officers took away 11 men and 12 women aged between 20 and 74 who were suspected of “breaching the public peace at the scene.”
Senior officials have warned people to abide by the law but have refused to clarify if such commemoration activities are illegal under a national security law China imposed on Hong Kong in 2020 after sometimes violent mass pro-democracy protests. Any mention of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in mainland China – where troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters, killing hundreds if not thousands, according to rights groups – is taboo and heavily censored.
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