Koo Sze-yiu, who has been diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer, was sentenced to nine months in prison for planning a protest, amid fears he could die in prison.
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On the Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre, Victims Remembered
In Taiwan and elsewhere, people met on Saturday to remember those killed in China in 1989 — and the freedoms lost in Hong Kong, where such vigils are now unthinkable.
Hong Kong Removes ‘Pillar of Shame’ Statue Amid Crackdown
The decision to take down the “Pillar of Shame,” an enduring symbol of the territory’s pro-democracy movement, was another sign of Beijing’s crackdown.
A ‘Simpsons’ Episode Lampooned Chinese Censorship. In Hong Kong, It Vanished.
The episode mocked both Mao Zedong and the government’s efforts to suppress memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
‘Simpsons’ Episode Mocking Chinese Censorship Vanishes in Hong Kong
The episode mocked both Mao Zedong and the government’s efforts to suppress memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Hong Kong Police Arrest Organizers of Tiananmen Square Vigil
The group, which holds annual events to remember those killed during the 1989 crackdown, had refused to hand over funding details.
As China’s Communist Party Turns 100, Xi Warns It Will Not Be Bullied
A century after the Communist Party’s founding, China’s leader said foreign powers would “crack their heads and spill blood” if they tried to stop its rise.
Microsoft’s Bing Briefly Blocked ‘Tank Man’ on Tiananmen Anniversary
Users outside China said the site had failed to call up videos and images of the iconic figure from the 1989 crackdown. The company blamed an “accidental human error.”