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Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images Thirty-two years after the Chinese government cracked down on student protesters in Tiananmen Square, people around the world gathered to remember the bloody June 4 event and its victims. Why it matters: Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have long rallied around the Tiananmen anniversary, which over the years has become synonymous with the struggle against the Chinese Communist Party. This year, Hong Kong officials banned a scheduled vigil for the second year in a row. The CCP has never allowed public vigils on the anniversary of the massacre on the mainland, but vigils were permitted in Hong Kong in the past. ....
2021/04/20 14:15 Lam Wing-kee showing T-shirt he wore during April 21, 2020, attack. Lam Wing-kee showing T-shirt he wore during April 21, 2020, attack. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Taiwan High Court on Tuesday (April 20) handed out prison sentences ranging from six to eight months to three men for attacking Hong Kong bookseller and democracy activist Lam Wing-kee (林榮基) with paint. The new sentences are an increase from the three to four month-terms issued by the Taipei District Court last November, but appeals are still possible, CNA reported. The court justified its latest decision by saying Lam, who founded the Taiwan Causeway Bay bookstore after leaving Hong Kong amid fears of Chinese persecution, still lives in fear of new attacks. ....
Court ups sentences for 3 men who attacked Hong Kong bookseller 04/20/2021 06:13 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Lam Wing-kee shows the shirt he wore when he was splattered with red paint in April 2020. CNA file photo Taipei, April 20 (CNA) Three men, who were convicted of assault after they splashed paint on Hong Kong bookstore owner Lam Wing-kee (林榮基) last year, received heavier sentences Tuesday in an appeal case in the Taiwan High Court. The High Court added four months to the sentences the lower court had imposed last November on two of the defendants, Cheng Chi-lung (鄭啟龍) and Tseng Shih-feng (曾士峰), giving them eight and seven months, respectively. ....
Last modified on Fri 12 Mar 2021 00.30 EST Hong Kong democracy activists have warned the EU it must not ratify its planned new investment deal with China at a time when Beijing is tearing up international obligations to the people of Hong Kong. The 24 activists – including 13 in exile – have written to the EU commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to call for the EU to refuse to sign the treaty until China’s national security laws are repealed and restrictions on who can stand for election are lifted. The letter comes as the EU prepares to try to sell its deal reached at the end of last year in the face of intense scepticism inside the European parliament. MEPs must ratify the deal before it can come into force. ....
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