Tiananmen anniversary

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

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

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

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

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

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

What people said in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary

Hong Kong Tiananmen museum turns to digitalisation after new law

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

Hong Kongers to mark Tiananmen anniversary with candles, online vigil