Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown The Independent UK · Jun 4
Hong Kong police stop artist from marking Tiananmen crackdown anniversary Performance artist was trying to attach 6.4m long thread, apparent reference to June 4 crackdown date, to street signpost when police showed up The Independent UK · Jun 4
‘Every year I get new pictures’: the fight to preserve the memory of Tiananmen Amid growing censorship at home under the rule of Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroad The Guardian - AU · Jun 3
On This Day, June 4: Iran's supreme leader elected, women's suffrage bill passed, ATM patent approved, D-Day delayed, first shopping cart introduced, Henry Ford's first car ride and National Hug Your Cat Day June 4 marks a day of global historical significance. Major events include the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the liberation of Rome in World War II, and the first successful test drive of Henry Ford's automobile. The date also saw the release of Metallica's 'Load' and the granting of the ATM patent. The Economic Times · Jun 3
A Hong Kong artist tries to mark the Tiananmen crackdown. He was quickly stopped by police A performance artist in Hong Kong has tried to display a red thread to remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown The Independent UK · Jun 3
On This Day in History, June 3: Muhammad Ali’s death, Tiananmen Square crackdown, Tagore’s knighthood, Partition plan and first American spacewalk On This Day in History, June 3 witnessed several landmark events that shaped the modern world. From Muhammad Ali’s death in 2016 and the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 to Ed White’s historic American spacewalk in 1965, the date holds global significance. It also marks the unveiling of the Partition… The Economic Times · Jun 2
This Week in History: From the Tiananmen Square massacre to the loss of a boxing icon Explore how major events between 1 and 7 June were captured on The Independent’s front pages The Independent UK · Jun 1
Hong Kong court hears final arguments in trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers, hopes for July verdict A Hong Kong court has concluded final arguments in a national security trial for two former organizers of vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown The Independent UK · May 19
Hong Kong court hears final arguments in former Tiananmen vigil organizers' national security trial A Hong Kong court is hearing the final arguments in a national security trial for two people who organized large vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown The Independent UK · May 18
Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser says Communist Party confuses wanting democracy with sedition Chow Hang-tung says the slogan did not seek to dismantle Communist Party rule as she and fellow activist Lee Cheuk-yan face subversion charges under Beijing’s national security law The Independent UK · Jan 23
Hong Kong begins national security trial of organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil group The case comes weeks after the conviction of media tycoon Jimmy Lai The Independent UK · Jan 22
Hong Kong national security trial of three pro-democracy activists begins Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, who led Tiananmen Square vigils, are accused of inciting subversion The Guardian - UK · Jan 21
National security trial for Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigil organizers to open Two organizers of a vigil commemorating people killed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 will stand trial on Thursday The Independent UK · Jan 21
What to know about the trial in Hong Kong against Tiananmen vigil organizers A national security trial for former organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil opens Thursday The Independent UK · Jan 21
Barchart · Jan 13 Palmer Luckey Warns China’s ‘Most Powerful Weapon’ Isn’t a ‘Missile or Drone, It’s Their Ability to Control People’s Minds Through the Media’ Palmer Luckey argues China’s strongest weapon is propaganda, highlighting censorship’s social acceptance and its implications for technology, security, and markets.
The Conversation · Sep 4, 2025 How China uses second world war history in its bid to reshape the global order – podcast With Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un among 26 world leaders watching, China’s president Xi Jinping made a muscular address to 50,000 people in Tiananmen Square marking 80 years since the end of the second world war. China is “never intimidated by bullies” and would “stand by the…
Radio France Internationale · Sep 3, 2025 Tanks and missiles roll through Beijing as China commemorates 1945 victory China staged its largest-ever military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender in the Second World War. President Xi Jinping stood in Tiananmen Square flanked by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un – a spectacle designed to show military power and political…
International Business Times · Sep 3, 2025 Pomp, Pageantry And Prowess At Beijing's Military Parade Beijing lit up with pomp and pageantry on Wednesday at a massive parade showcasing China's latest military hardware, watched by world leaders including North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Al Jazeera · Sep 3, 2025 China’s Xi oversees massive military parade with Putin, Kim in attendance China’s full military might was on display in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square where thousands of troops marched in parade.
Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2025 North Korea’s Kim, Putin to attend parade in China marking end of WWII Beijing says 26 world leaders will attend the event in Tiananmen Square, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025 AP PHOTOS: The Tiananmen Square crackdown anniversary in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China has passed like any other weekday. And that’s just how the ruling Communist Party wants it.
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025 A quiet Tiananmen Square anniversary displays China's ability to suppress history For most Chinese, the 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests has passed like any other weekday
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025 World won’t forget Tiananmen Square, US and Taiwan say on 36th anniversary of massacre Date of 4 June remains one of China’s strictest taboos, with government using increasingly sophisticated tools to censor its discussion
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025 Voices: Tiananmen massacre: It’s time to wake up and stand up to the butchers of Beijing COMMENT: On the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Benedict Rogers says that the question is not whether China has changed – it hasn’t – but whether the free world has the courage to wake up and act on its morals
The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2025 Örkesh Dölet descended on to Tiananmen Square with thousands of fellow student protesters. He’s now 36 years into exile As the anniversary of the 1989 massacre approaches, the Uyghur activist reflects on his lifelong dedication to the fight for democracy