Tiananmen Square
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HK media mogul has been imprisoned for taking part in prohibited Tiananmen Square vigil.
Jimmy Lai, a media mogul, was sentenced to up to 13 months in prison by a Hong Kong court last year for taking part in an unauthorized assembly to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Lai, the creator of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was sentenced to 13 months in prison in District Court for encouraging…
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Hong Kong’s new film censorship law bans even cartoons over Tibet, Tiananmen Square
The Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong is missing an episode(episode 12 of season 16) of “The Simpsons” in which the cartoon American family makes witty humorous remarks regarding Tibet, the Tiananmen Square, Mao Zedong, and the Cultural Revolution. This raises concerns about the mainland China-style censorship in the city.
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Thousands assemble in London to commemorate massacre on Tiananmen Square
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in London on June 4th to mark the fourth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. At the London vigil, protesters gathered near the embassy yelled anti-Chinese slogans and were seen brandishing black flags as well as the banner of Free Tibet. They marched on a range of…
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India Dares? RSS Mouth Piece Commemorates Tiananmen Massacre on Cover
In a move that could snub the Beijing government, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS’s mouth piece commemorates Tiananmen Massacre on their cover story. During a high tension situation along the borders, BJP, the ruling party of India’s connection to the RSS is not any secret and therefore the coverage will not be taken lightly…