As Hong Kong Cracks Down, Canadian Tiananmen Square Vigils Keep Flame Burning

As Hong Kong Cracks Down, Canadian Tiananmen Square Vigils Keep Flame Burning
Police officers stand guard in Causeway Bay area, on the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, on June 4, 2024. The Associated Press/Chan Long Hei
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Activists in Canada say Hong Kong’s crackdown on commemorations of the Tiananmen Square massacre has injected new vigour and significance to vigils in diaspora communities.

The Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement says it had to shift its annual June 4 candlelight vigil from outside the Chinese consulate to David Lam Park downtown to accommodate more people in the past two years.