New York [US], Chinese authorities have made several arrests of activists who sought to organize commemoration ceremonies to be held in China and Hong Kong on Tuesday for the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. Was doing. HRW) said on Sunday.
Additionally, the administration has also rejected all acknowledgment of mass killings during similar incidents and any redress being given to the families of the victims.
Maya Wang, acting China director at Human Rights Watch, noted in the report that "The Chinese government is trying to erase the memory of the Tiananmen massacre throughout China and Hong Kong. But 35 years later, the government is unable to extinguish the flames." Has been."Remembering those who risked everything to promote democracy and respect for human rights in China."
HRW reports, on April 3, Xu Guang, a student leader since 1989, was sentenced to four years in prison for "picking up fights and instigating trouble" after he demanded that the government acknowledge the Tiananmen massacre and A sign should be placed to prevent this. Local police station in May 2022. Xu was allegedly tortured, shackled, and ill-treated by defense personnel while in custody.
In another case, a group called the Tiananmen Mothers, consisting of relatives of victims of the 1989 massacre, claimed in an HRW report that one of their founders, Zhan Jianling, was kept under close surveillance outside her home.Additionally, human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang and Ji Feng, a student leader from Guizhou, were placed under severe police surveillance.
Additionally, on 28 and 29 May, Hong Kong police arrested seven people, including lawyer-activist Chow Hang-tung and her 65-year-old mother, already detained for alleged "seditious" posts in connection with an "upcoming sensitive date". Arrested. Chow was one of the organizers of Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen vigil, organized by the now disbanded Hong Kong Coalition in Support of China's Patriotic Democratic Movements.
These were the first arrests under the city's recently adopted security protection ordinance, known as "Article 23", which punishes peaceful speech and civil society activism with heavy prison sentences. In January this year, a Hong Kong court overturned Chow's acquittal plea even though he was set to be released in December 2022 on charges of "inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly."Speaking out against this concern, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention decided that Chau's arrest was arbitrary and called for his immediate and unconditional release.
The HRW report claims that members of the Hong Kong Alliance could face possible life sentences on charges of "incitement to subversion" under Hong Kong's national security law, pending a trial date. . In November 2023, Hong Kong authorities did not renew the work visa of Canadian-Chinese history professor Rowena He. The Chinese University of Hong Kong later expelled him. She is the author of Tiananmen Exiles: Voices of the Struggle for Democracy in China, which authorities removed from Hong Kong public libraries in May 2023.The Chinese government has long ignored domestic and international demands for justice for the Tiananmen massacre. Some of the sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States at that time have been weakened or avoided over the years. The HRW report said that human rights violations in China have increased significantly due to repeated pressure by the international community.
Additionally, the administration has also rejected all acknowledgment of mass killings during similar incidents and any redress being given to the families of the victims.
Maya Wang, acting China director at Human Rights Watch, noted in the report that "The Chinese government is trying to erase the memory of the Tiananmen massacre throughout China and Hong Kong. But 35 years later, the government is unable to extinguish the flames." Has been."Remembering those who risked everything to promote democracy and respect for human rights in China."
HRW reports, on April 3, Xu Guang, a student leader since 1989, was sentenced to four years in prison for "picking up fights and instigating trouble" after he demanded that the government acknowledge the Tiananmen massacre and A sign should be placed to prevent this. Local police station in May 2022. Xu was allegedly tortured, shackled, and ill-treated by defense personnel while in custody.
In another case, a group called the Tiananmen Mothers, consisting of relatives of victims of the 1989 massacre, claimed in an HRW report that one of their founders, Zhan Jianling, was kept under close surveillance outside her home.Additionally, human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang and Ji Feng, a student leader from Guizhou, were placed under severe police surveillance.
Additionally, on 28 and 29 May, Hong Kong police arrested seven people, including lawyer-activist Chow Hang-tung and her 65-year-old mother, already detained for alleged "seditious" posts in connection with an "upcoming sensitive date". Arrested. Chow was one of the organizers of Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen vigil, organized by the now disbanded Hong Kong Coalition in Support of China's Patriotic Democratic Movements.
These were the first arrests under the city's recently adopted security protection ordinance, known as "Article 23", which punishes peaceful speech and civil society activism with heavy prison sentences. In January this year, a Hong Kong court overturned Chow's acquittal plea even though he was set to be released in December 2022 on charges of "inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly."Speaking out against this concern, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention decided that Chau's arrest was arbitrary and called for his immediate and unconditional release.
The HRW report claims that members of the Hong Kong Alliance could face possible life sentences on charges of "incitement to subversion" under Hong Kong's national security law, pending a trial date. . In November 2023, Hong Kong authorities did not renew the work visa of Canadian-Chinese history professor Rowena He. The Chinese University of Hong Kong later expelled him. She is the author of Tiananmen Exiles: Voices of the Struggle for Democracy in China, which authorities removed from Hong Kong public libraries in May 2023.The Chinese government has long ignored domestic and international demands for justice for the Tiananmen massacre. Some of the sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States at that time have been weakened or avoided over the years. The HRW report said that human rights violations in China have increased significantly due to repeated pressure by the international community.
