Tiananmen Square crackdown
Coverage of Tiananmen Square crackdown in the Nexus archive.
- US lawmakers urge justice agency to fully investigate Tiananmen display break-in
US Congressional committee and China-focused commission heads urged the Justice Department to investigate a break-in and vandalism at the June 4th Memorial Museum in California, which commemorates the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The letter emphasized protecting the rights of the Chinese diaspora seeking freedom in the US.
- 7 taken away as police ramp up patrols around former site of Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong police took away seven individuals in Causeway Bay for allegedly disrupting order near Great George Street. They were carrying flowers and dressed in black to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary. The group included Chan Po-ying and Virginia Fung King-man.
- 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.
- Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Police have warned families not to visit graves on the 37th anniversary of the event.
- 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 attempted to display a red thread to remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown but was quickly stopped by police.
- 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.