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Hong Kong Activists Risk Arrest to Mark 35th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre

HeadlineJun 04, 2024

In Hong Kong, some activists are marking the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre despite a ban on protests and a heightened crackdown by authorities. On Monday, police arrested artist Sanmu Chen as he engaged in a protest performance. In the middle of a busy street, Chen appeared to mimic pouring himself a drink and toasting, followed by drawing the numbers “8964” in the air with his fingers — the date of the massacre. On June 4, 1989, the Chinese military attacked a student-led pro-democracy protest in Beijing, killing hundreds, if not thousands, of people.

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