Tiananmen crackdown: thousands expected to commemorate 28th anniversary

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Hong Kong to mark the 28th anniversary of China's crackdown on democracy protests in and around Tiananmen Square.

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) members march on Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) members march on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Source: AAP

据BBC报道,今年的维多利亚公园六四纪念烛光晚会虽然烛光依旧,但组织者支联会表示今年出席人数为11万、比去年下降1.5万,是九年内最低。

请看SBS记者Katrina Yu从香港发回的报道。[videocard video="959782467951"]

另据香港电台报道,部分天安门母亲成员及六四死难者家属,周日早上在北京当局的安排下,到安放八名死难者遗骸的北京万安公墓祭祀。当局已墓园维修为由,全墓园不对外开放。门口有武装特警驻守。

中国社交网站微博则在6月3日开始进行系统升级,暂停评论配图、海外用户上载影片或图片等功能,部分功能将暂停至6 月5日。

与此同时,台湾总统蔡英文6月4日当天在Facebook发文呼吁北京当局应该"以开放的态度,来面对六四",表示台湾愿意分享"民主转型的经验"。"重新审视六四,中国大陆会让全世界刮目相看。"

蔡英文还借着六四再次呼吁北京当局,要以"文明的方式谨慎处理"李明哲事件,让李明哲早日平安回家。
观看SBS Dateline之前的六四专题:




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Published 5 June 2017 10:05am
Updated 5 June 2017 1:09pm


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