5th June: 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 issues, including the Tiananmen Square massacre and support for trade unions and democracy activists in China. The protesters also shared anecdotes about the suffering imposed on people who stood up against Chinese oppression. In a joint statement, the organizers paid tribute to the 1989 pro-democracy movement. China has failed to achieve the democracy and civil rights that students and workers fought for 32 years ago at Tiananmen Square.

“This year celebrates the 32nd anniversary of the June Fourth massacre and the 1989 pro-democracy movement. We remember all those who marched for democracy in 1989, many of whom were killed or imprisoned. We stand solidly with the Tiananmen Mothers, as always, in support of their demands for truth, accountability, and justice for the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre “According to a coalition statement.

Hong Kong used to host the world’s largest June Fourth remembrance vigil. However, the Hong Kong government has used the epidemic as an excuse to prohibit public commemorations of the events since 2020. There are fears that future commemorations would be prohibited. Meanwhile, protesters raised the subject of Uyghur repression in Muslim-majority Xinjiang. The Chinese government enforces violent repression and perpetrates atrocities in the Uyghur region.

Under Xi Jinping’s ‘cultural nationalist’ initiatives, forced Sinicization is also occurring in other so-called autonomous regions. In addition to the cultural genocide, Tibetans are subjected to a campaign of persecution, prompting Freedom House to name Tibet, alongside Syria, as the world’s second least-free country in its annual rating of political rights and civil freedoms. Long-term pillage of Tibetan land and natural resources has wreaked havoc on the Tibetan Plateau’s ecosystem, affecting hundreds of millions of people across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China (PRC).

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