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At least 11 people who tried to publicly commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre that claimed the lives of thousands of people 34 years ago, today
At least 11 people who tried to publicly commemorate the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre that claimed the lives of thousands of people 34 years ago, today in Hong Kong. were arrested or evicted police in the last 24 hours.
For more than three decades, residents of the semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong have traditionally commemorate the anniversary of the bloody suppression Democratic Movement in Beijing on June 4, 1989.
However, this year the commemoration was silent, as the authorities of the former British colony continue to engage in ambiguous discourse on the legality of acts of public mourning.
Beijing’s tightening of control over Hong Kong following a citywide protest movement in 2019 also made June 4 on an increasingly sensitive issue.
Despite this, a handful of recalcitrant people took over the risk of speaking out.
This Sunday afternoon police took away two women and a man in the popular Causeway Bay shopping area.
Photo: Reuters
After a search, police officers discovered that the man in black had a candle in his bag, and one of the women He carried a piece of paper with the words “Free Hong Kong” and “Referendum”.
The local police also said that from Saturday afternoon four people between the ages of 50 and 60 were arrested in Causeway Bay. for public disorder or acts of subversive intent.
The police authorities stated that detainees demonstrated protest items “accused of riotous speech” in the area, and four other people “suspected of disturbing the peace” were taken to the police station for further investigation.
According to local media, the four arrested on Saturday were two democratic activists, artist and dentist.
Before arrest, two activists Their lips were sealed with red tape They silently held a sign reading “fasting” after activist Xu Zhiyong invited from prison to hold a day of fasting to commemorate the massacre.
Artist Sangmu Chan, 60, screaming “Hong Kongers, don’t be afraid” and “we don’t forget June 4” when he was taken away by the police.
Photo: Reuters
Causeway Bay is adjacent to Victoria Park, the city’s largest park. for more than 30 years, the only all-night vigil was held here large-scale candle-lighting on Chinese soil on June 4 to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre on the same day in 1989.
When the Covid pandemic hit in 2020, this year’s vigil and the next two were banned. arguing local authorities with anti-pandemic measures.
But this year, no longer limited by the pandemic, the vigil also did not take place.
More than 200 stalls have popped up in Victoria Park since Saturday, selling Chinese-made goods such as part of the “fair of local products” organized by 26 pro-Beijing groups.
On Sunday many Police officers were sent to patrol the park and surrounding areas, as well as dozens of police vehicles were deployed in the area.
Despite the heightened security presence, some people seized the opportunity. Celebrate the day silently stopped at Causeway Bay.
This was reported by a 75-year-old man who identified himself as Uncle Yip. efe: “I have been attending vigils for over 30 years. Now he is no more. Sad. I saw a woman being taken away by the police this afternoon. He didn’t do anything. This is 1000 percent unreasonable. I know what freedom, the rule of law and democracy are.”
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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