Tag: Tiananmen Massacre

Discussion of the events of 1989, when China set troops and tanks on peaceful protestors, is all but forbidden on the mainland

"Our bottom line is that we don't want to breach any law in Hong Kong," said the chaplain of the Hong Kong Federation of Catholic Students

Beijing has in recent years tightened control over the island territory and cracked down on dissent

One church quickly reached its 30 percent capacity set by coronavirus restrictions and opened up its courtyard to accommodate more people

Critics say the heightened vigilance from authorities is a marked departure from Hong Kong's cherished freedoms of speech and assembly

This marks the second year that Hong Kong police have banned the vigil, citing coronavirus restrictions