Hong Kong: Thousands defy ban to attend Tiananmen vigil
Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong have defied a ban to stage a mass vigil in memory of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. Officers erected barricades around the city's Victoria Park, but some pro-democracy protesters knocked them down and held candlelit gatherings. Police banned the vigil this year, citing coronavirus measures. Earlier, lawmakers approved a controversial bill making it a crime to insult China's national anthem. Ahead of the vote, two legislators were taken away by security guards after ...
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