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June 4 vigil in Hong Kong

June 4 vigil in Hong Kong
June 4 marks the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and has become a day of peaceful demonstrations in Hong Kong. In early 1989, students in Beijing led demonstrations against China's central government calling for greater freedoms. In the early hours of June 4, the military moved in to remove the demonstrators. An unconfirmed number of unarmed civilians were killed in the crackdown.
Hong Kong national security law

Defence argues Tiananmen vigil activists’ actions ‘lawful’ exercise of rights

Defence lawyer says Hong Kong group aimed to promote democracy and greater political freedom, not oppose or topple Communist Party leadership.

Hong Kong prosecutors say anti-China activists’ case not a political trial

2 arrested, 10 taken away as Hong Kong police ramp up June 4 patrols

Officers take away 10 people in Wan Chai and Eastern districts for allegedly committing a breach of the peace.

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