Hong Kong police arrested lawyer and activist Chow Hang Tung for organizing and promoting unauthorized assembly. Authorities had banned the annual vigil to commemorate the victims of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Hong Kong vigil organizer arrested on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary

Hong Kong activist Chow detained over Tiananmen anniversary vigil

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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was among four people who pleaded guilty on Friday of participating in an illegal assembly on June 4 last year to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty over 'illegal assembly'

Hong kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai is to be in court today, facing charges related to a three-year-old offense. Jimmy has been accused of threatening to injure a man during the 2017 Tiananmen Square vigil at Victoria Park.

Jimmy Lai in court: Accused of threatening to attack a man in 2017

On 5 June 1989, the world woke up to the images of the massacre in Tiananmen. What action did the world's democracies take? What was India's stance under the Rajiv Gandhi government? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

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The Tiananmen Square massacre is something China wants the world to forget. It was an event that killed any hopes of democracy in China. WION's Palki Sharma tells you how the ghost of Tiananmen still haunts Beijing.

Gravitas: 31 years since Tiananmen Massacre | What has changed in China?

On June 4, 1989, China sent tanks and military to Tiananmen Square. A pro-democracy movement was massacred under the cover of night. 31 years on, China has not released a death toll. WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report on the night that changed China forever.

Gravitas: Remembering the Tiananmen Square Massacre

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Communist governments were folding one after another. When the Soviet Union collapsed, China was hit the hardest. WION's Palki Sharma tells you why the global shift towards democracy was nightmarish for Beijing.

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Two things scare China, the ghost of Tiananmen Square, and more importantly- meeting the same fate as the Soviet Union. Because despite years of rapid changes, the chorus for democracy is echoing in China once again. WION's Palki Sharma gets you the story.

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Tiananmen Square crackdown amid coronavirus is about candles and online vigils

31 years ago young protestors in China had gathered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and were demanding freedom and individual rights like those granted to people in the west. The Chinese government chose to send troops and tanks to crush the protestors and that came to be known as the 'Tiananmen Massacre'.

31 years since Tiananmen Square massacre | 1989 | China

Thursday marks 31 years since China suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Chinese troops opened fire on their own people -- making the event a taboo topic of discussion in mainland China ever since.

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First time in 30 years Hong Kong has banned the annual vigil held for the victims of the brutal Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. Watch report.

WION Fineprint: Hong Kong bans annual candlelight vigil for first time in 30 years

A former Chinese Communist Party leader ousted after he opposed the use of force to quell 1989 democracy protests was buried over a decade after he died, his family said, in a service ignored by state media.

Ousted Communist leader Zhao Ziyang is buried: Family

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam should step down following months of protests against her government and he predicted China would take action to end the demonstrations.

I think best thing for Hong Kong's Carrie Lam is to resign: Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad

Hundreds of officials and the pro-establishment elite joined a formal flag-raising ceremony and Chinese National Day reception held behind closed doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday (October 1). Watch this video to know more.

Hong Kong under lockdown on China's 70th National Day

China marks 70 years of communism with massive show of force. Watch this video to know more.

China marks 70 years of communism with massive show of force

Chinese President Xi Jinping presented floral baskets on Monday (September 30) at the monument of the People's Heroes on Tiananmen Square during a ceremony to mark the nation's Martyrs' Day ahead of the country's 70th anniversary. Watch this video to know more.

China celebrates 70th National Day: President Xi Jinping presenting flowers to national heroes

Chinese leaders lay floral baskets at the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tiananmen Square during a ceremony to mark China's Martyrs' Day, a day ahead of the Chinese National Day. Watch this video to know more.

Chinese leaders lay floral baskets on China's Martyrs' Day

The centre of Beijing was under lockdown early Sunday for a nighttime parade rehearsal by the Chinese military which is preparing for October 1 ceremonies to mark Communist China's 70th anniversary.

Central Beijing locked down for overnight army parade rehearsal

Beijing karaoke bars are closing, toy weapon sales are banned and every delivery package is being scanned: the capital is taking no chances weeks ahead of a massive military parade to mark Communist China's 70th anniversary.

Security squeeze in China’s capital ahead of communist celebration

The U.S. President Donald Trump parallels to Tiananmen Square in 1989. He said, ''it is very hard to do a deal if there is violence. China needs this deal more than the U.S.'' Troops raise concerns of military intervention.

Trump warns China's Xi Jinping against violence in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong vigil organizer arrested on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary

Hong Kong activist Chow detained over Tiananmen anniversary vigil

Hong Kong activist Chow detained over Tiananmen anniversary vigil

May 10 in History: South Africa's first black president, Nazi crimes, and more

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty over 'illegal assembly'

Jimmy Lai in court: Accused of threatening to attack a man in 2017

Gravitas: Tiananmen Massacre | How the world responded 31 years back

Gravitas: 31 years since Tiananmen Massacre | What has changed in China?

Gravitas: Remembering the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Gravitas: Tiananmen Massacre | Geopolitical changes that rattled China

Gravitas: Tiananmen Massacre | What China fears the most

Tiananmen Square crackdown amid coronavirus is about candles and online vigils

31 years since Tiananmen Square massacre | 1989 | China

From brutal Tiananmen crackdown to China's re-emergence: A timeline of events

WION Fineprint: Hong Kong bans annual candlelight vigil for first time in 30 years

Ousted Communist leader Zhao Ziyang is buried: Family

I think best thing for Hong Kong's Carrie Lam is to resign: Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad

Hong Kong under lockdown on China's 70th National Day

China marks 70 years of communism with massive show of force

China celebrates 70th National Day: President Xi Jinping presenting flowers to national heroes

Chinese leaders lay floral baskets on China's Martyrs' Day

Central Beijing locked down for overnight army parade rehearsal

Security squeeze in China’s capital ahead of communist celebration

Trump warns China's Xi Jinping against violence in Hong Kong