The Guardian reports that Hong Kong vigil leader arrested as 7,000 police enforce ban on Tiananmen anniversary protests

Jun 4, 2021 | News

Hong Kong vigil leader arrested as 7,000 police enforce ban on Tiananmen anniversary protests

Officers mobilised to break up the once-traditional events to mark the brutal crackdown against dissent in China 32 years ago. Hong Kong barrister and activist Chow Hang Tung, vice-chairwoman of the group which organises annual vigils for the victims of China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, has been arrested,

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/04/hong-kong-7000-police-ready-to-enforce-ban-on-tiananmen-anniversary-protests

Lord David Alton

For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.

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