Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre Vigil Group Disbands Following Pressure from Authorities

During Saturday’s meeting, a new letter from Lee was circulated among members: “No regime can take away peoples’ memory and conscience, the Alliance’s belief has already been inherited in the hearts of each Hong Kong person – hope is there when there is kindling,” he wrote. “The fight for vindicating June 4th and establishing democracy will be taken over by thousands of people.”

China’s Communist Party Celebrates Centennial Marked by Serious Human Rights Abuses

One year ago, China imposed a wide-ranging law calling for the arrest and prosecution of those in Hong Kong accused of jeopardizing China’s national security via subversion, terrorism, or collusion with foreign forces. Rights group Amnesty International accused China this week of creating a “human rights emergency” in Hong Kong by limiting freedom of speech and arresting a wide range of protesters.

Chinese Lawyers Face Persecution for Defending Rights

“The government suspended or revoked the business licenses or law licenses of some lawyers who took on sensitive cases, such as defending pro-democracy dissidents, house-church activists, Falun Gong practitioners, or government critics. Authorities used the annual licensing review process administered by the All China Lawyers Association to withhold or delay the renewal of professional lawyers’ licenses.”

US, European Officials Raise Awareness for Missing Chinese Human Rights Lawyer

Gao, a self-taught lawyer and a devoted Christian, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times. He began practicing law in 1996, defending victims of government land seizures; families of miners, who are seeking compensation after their loved ones died in coal mining accidents; as well as persecuted Christians and adherents of Falun Gong.

Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil Officially Banned

<!–[CDATA[ Verna Yu | Voice of America HONG KONG – Hong Kong police on Monday formally banned an annual candlelit vigil to mourn the victims of the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement that has taken place uninterrupted for 30 years, saying the event would pose a “major threat to public health”, said organizers. […]