The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (CFHKF), a pro-democracy social organization in Causeway Bay [Hong Kong], Hong Kong, expressed solidarity with the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square tragedy, said a statement from CFHKF.
According to the statement, on June 4, 1989, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) brutally attacked a student-led demonstration demanding political and economic reforms in the country.
Since then, China has tried its best to erase the massacre from history. While the CCP has successfully removed any mention of the genocide from the public record. However, it could not destroy people's memories, and the memories of those killed, and the reporting done from Tiananmen Square that day.
Until recently, Hong Kong was a place of relative freedom to hold public commemorations.
In 2019, hundreds of thousands of people participated in the Tiananmen Square vigil in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. Since then, the Hong Kong government has banned events celebrating June 4 and jailed several people, including British citizen Jimmy Lai, for attempting to attend, the report claims.
The CCP's crackdown on Hong Kong continues and more than 1,800 political prisoners remain in jail.
Earlier, a Hong Kong court convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security trial.
Additionally, the CFHKF statement noted that 47 pro-democracy figures were arrested in February 2021 for participating in primary elections.
According to the statement, on June 4, 1989, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) brutally attacked a student-led demonstration demanding political and economic reforms in the country.
Since then, China has tried its best to erase the massacre from history. While the CCP has successfully removed any mention of the genocide from the public record. However, it could not destroy people's memories, and the memories of those killed, and the reporting done from Tiananmen Square that day.
Until recently, Hong Kong was a place of relative freedom to hold public commemorations.
In 2019, hundreds of thousands of people participated in the Tiananmen Square vigil in Victoria Park, Hong Kong. Since then, the Hong Kong government has banned events celebrating June 4 and jailed several people, including British citizen Jimmy Lai, for attempting to attend, the report claims.
The CCP's crackdown on Hong Kong continues and more than 1,800 political prisoners remain in jail.
Earlier, a Hong Kong court convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security trial.
Additionally, the CFHKF statement noted that 47 pro-democracy figures were arrested in February 2021 for participating in primary elections.
