Memorial events marking the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre were held across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific this week, as Chinese dissidents, human rights groups, and victims’ families warned that the Chinese regime is still trying to erase the memory of June 4, 1989.
The events included street marches in New York, rallies outside Chinese diplomatic sites in Los Angeles and Washington, candlelight vigils in Toronto and Auckland, memorial events in Taipei and Tokyo, and online gatherings linking activists in multiple countries.
Inside China and Hong Kong, remembrance remained under pressure ahead of the anniversary.
Chinese dissidents in Beijing, Hunan, Guizhou, and other places were restricted by police, state-security officers, neighborhood officials, or local community workers, according to the Chinese edition of The Epoch Times. Some were told to leave their homes for “travel,” while others were placed under local watch….