Sanmu Chen
Coverage of Sanmu Chen in the Nexus archive.
- Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
Chinese authorities have prevented families of Tiananmen Square crackdown victims from visiting a Beijing cemetery on the 37th anniversary, while Hong Kong police intensified security to block commemorations. The Tiananmen Mothers group and others have continued annual appeals for justice, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemning the suppression of historical memory.
- A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. He was quickly stopped by police
A Hong Kong artist attempted to display a red thread to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown but was stopped by police. The red thread, measuring 6.4 meters, referenced the June 4 date. Another artist was also detained for a symbolic gesture, highlighting Hong Kong's shrinking freedom of expression under the national security law.
- A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. He was quickly stopped by police
A Hong Kong performance artist, Sanmu Chen, attempted to display a 6.4-meter red thread to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown but was stopped by police. Another artist, Chan Mei-tung, was also detained for holding a question-mark-shaped balloon. Public commemorations of the event in Hong Kong have become increasingly restricted since 2020, following the ban on annual vigils and the imposition of a national security law.