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Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square Vigil Is Banned As Authorities Arrest Organizers

Hong Kong's Victoria Park has been the site of past candlelight vigils to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. Authorities charged more than 20 protesters with unlawful assembly after last year's vigil and, on Friday, arrested one of the organizers of the banned event. (AP)
Hong Kong's Victoria Park has been the site of past candlelight vigils to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. Authorities charged more than 20 protesters with unlawful assembly after last year's vigil and, on Friday, arrested one of the organizers of the banned event. (AP)

This article was originally published on June 03, 2021.

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