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Hong Kong, Jun 4 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Jerome Favre) .- The Tiananmen massacre celebrated its 32nd anniversary on Friday with the usual silence in Beijing, while in Hong Kong the local police banned the annual vigil in memory of victims and detained an activist for promoting her on social media.FOOTAGE FROM THE VIGIL IN HONG KONG IN HONOR OF THE VICTIMS OF THE TIANANMEN MASSACRE.
Huge crowds have routinely gathered in Hong Kong's Victoria Park to mark the anniversary of Chinese troops crushing peaceful democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989. But this year police blocked access to the park, warning the public to stay away and leaving it devoid of protesters for the traditional 8pm candlelight vigil for the first time since 1989. of Victoria Park and IMAGES of police and people exercising
Images of Victoria park in central Hong Kong, which is empty for the first time in 32 years on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown IMAGES
Hong Kong police detained more than 20 people on Sunday, including key pro-democracy figures trying to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, as hundreds attended vigils in Taipei, London, and New York.
Demonstrators across the world took to the streets on Sunday to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. From Hong Kong to London, rallies, vigils and protests were held in tribute to the victims of Beijing's pro-democracy crackdowns.