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US slaps sanctions on Iranian, Chinese targets over Tehran's missile, military programs

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on more than a dozen people and entities in China, Hong Kong and Iran, including Iran's defense attache in Beijing, over accusations they helped procure parts and technology for key actors in Iran's ballistic missile development.

Reuters

Hong Kong court asked to ban democracy anthem

HONG KONG: The government of Hong Kong has asked the city’s high court to ban the song “Glory to Hong Kong”, an anthem born out of the huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong government seeks court injunction to ban 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song

Hong Kong’s government says it's seeking a court order to prohibit people from broadcasting or disseminating the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” after it was mistakenly played as the city’s anthem at several international sporting events in the past year

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Hong Kong government seeks court injunction to ban protest anthem

The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday that it asked a court to ban a protest song in a bid to prevent people from inciting secession or insulting China's national anthem.

Reuters

Hong Kong: crackdown on vigils to commemorate 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre show Beijing's fear of the power of memory

For the past 34 years, the height of “politically sensitive periods” for the Chinese government invariably falls around the same day: June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. And, as use of the internet has become increasingly ubiquitous in China, online surveillance and censorship go into…

The Conversation

UN ‘alarmed’ by Hong Kong arrests on Tiananmen Square anniversary

Police detained 23 people on Sunday for “breaching public peace” as authorities tightened security on vigils marking the bloody crackdown

Evening Standard

Hong Kong police arrest woman accused of killing 3 young daughters

Hong Kong police have arrested a woman accused of killing her three young daughters in a case that has shocked many in the city, where violent crime is rare

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Hong Kong’s top court quashes journalist Bao Choy’s conviction, upholds press freedom

In a rare court ruling upholding press freedom, Hong Kong’s top court on Monday overturned the conviction of journalist Bao Choy in a case related to making false statements to access information for her investigative documentary.

Newslaundry

Journalist Bao Choy wins appeal at Hong Kong’s top court

Court of Final Appeal overturns conviction saying a ‘substantial and grave injustice’ had been done.

Al Jazeera

Dozens detained in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Woman carrying flowers, man holding a candle among dozens arrested as Hong Kong cracks down on Tiananmen commemorations.

Al Jazeera

Most mainland Chinese flying overseas via Hong Kong

Most mainland Chinese travellers are heading overseas by transiting through Hong Kong as only a tiny fraction of the routes connecting the country with the US have been restored following the end of the pandemic, according to a global airline body.

Bangkok Post

United Nations 'alarmed' by Hong Kong June 4 detentions

The United Nations said on Monday it was "alarmed" by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub was moving from "chaos" to prosperity.

Reuters

Hong Kong journalist wins appeal at top court over Yuen Long documentary

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy won an appeal at the city's top court on Monday against her conviction linked to checking vehicle registration records for a documentary about an attack at a train station on pro-democracy protesters in 2019.

Reuters

Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom

An award-winning Hong Kong journalist has won her appeal in a rare court ruling upholding media freedom in the territory

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Hong Kong police detain more than 20 on Tiananmen anniversary

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Sunday detained more than 20 people, including key pro-democracy figures trying to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, as hundreds in Taiwan mourned the dead with a vigil.

ABC News

China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, Hong Kong police detain activists on anniversary of 1989 massacre

Hong Kong police have carried out arrests and Chinese authorities have tightened security during the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

WEKU

China tightens access to Tiananmen Square while 32 are detained in Hong Kong

China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests.

Axios

Hong Kong's loss of rights looms as Taiwan commemorates Tiananmen

The anniversary is a grim reminder of what's at stake for the future of Taiwan.

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Evening Standard

Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary

Hong Kong police have arrested several pro-democracy activists attempting to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square massacre.

The New Daily

Scores detained on anniversary of 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

Hong Kong police have detained scores of people as authorities tightened security for the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Bangkok Post

Kunlavut Vitidsarn wins Thailand Open badminton final

Kunlavut Vitidsarn triumphed to take Thailand’s first gold medal of the day by winning the men’s Thailand Open badminton final in Bangkok on Sunday, dominating Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu, 21-12, 21-10 in just 38 minutes.

Reuters

Police detain 23 people in Hong Kong on Tiananmen anniversary

Hong Kong police said they detained 23 people on Sunday for "breaching public peace" and arrested a 53-year-old woman for "obstructing police officers" as authorities ramped up security for the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary

Hong Kong police have detained eight people on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown

Reuters

Theatre in democratic Taiwan stages Hong Kong play about Tiananmen square

A Taiwan theatre is showcasing a Hong Kong play about Tiananmen Square to mark the 34th anniversary of the crackdown in Beijing, saying almost as much about shrinking freedoms in the former British colony as it does about the 1989 bloodshed.

Reuters

Hong Kong businesses mark Tiananmen anniversary in face of pressures

Some Hong Kong shopkeepers are quietly commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown despite the spectre of a China-imposed national security law and pressure to stay silent on the episode that is censored in mainland China.

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