Jun 04 Watch 6:43 At banned Tiananmen vigil, Hong Kong protesters rally for their freedoms By Divya Gopalan Thousands of people turned out in Hong Kong to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the brutal crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, defying a ban demonstrating during the pandemic. Their aim? To rally against China's moves to impose its legal will… Continue watching
Jun 01 Hong Kong blocks Tiananmen Square vigil amid rush for UK passports By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong police rejected an application for an annual candlelight vigil marking the anniversary this week of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as residents rushed to apply for passports that could allow them to move to the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 11:17 30 years later, the ‘lasting tragedy’ of Tiananmen Square Tuesday marked 30 years since China's military suppressed a pro-democracy demonstration in Tiananmen Square with deadly force. But today, Chinese authorities made sure everything was normal at the site of the massacre. Remember the NewsHour's coverage of the tragedy, as… Continue watching
Jun 04 Photos: Hong Kong activists mark 30-year anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre By Violet Law, Alice Fung, Associated Press Hong Kong is the only region under Beijing's jurisdiction that holds significant public commemorations of the 1989 crackdown and memorials for its victims. Continue reading
May 26 Thousands in Hong Kong commemorate 1989 Tiananmen protests By Katie Tam, Associated Press More than 2,000 people marched in Hong Kong on Sunday to mark 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed. Continue reading
Nov 30 Clashes intesify between police and protesters in Hong Kong By Rialda Zukic Protests turned violent early Monday morning in Hong Kong as pro-democracy activists clashed with police near government headquarters over protesters' demands for free elections for Hong Kong's next leader. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch Tiananmen Square massacre resonates in China despite enforced ‘amnesia’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch In Tiananmen Square, silence blankets 25th anniversary of massacre By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch News Wrap: Russia dumps illegal waste near Sochi, site of Winter Olympics In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian contractors have been burying construction waste outside Sochi, despite a no waste pledge by the government for the Winter Olympics. The illegal dumping may taint the water supply for the games. Also, Beijing police… Continue watching
Jul 11 Liao Yiwu Howls Against the Chinese Government, Offers Memories of Prison Liao Yiwu was in his early 30s when he was arrested for writing and performing a poem about the brutality of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989. His poem -- simply called "Massacre" -- was an angry, howling rant against… Continue reading