Hong Kong Has Arrested Six Activists For Posting About The Tiananmen Square Massacre On Social Media

Hong Kong has arrested six activists for posting about the Tiananmen Square Massacre on social media.

The six people were arrested on May 28, a week before the anniversary on June 4, under a new national security law.

They include prominent pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung, who is already in prison for organizing a vigil in 2021 over China’s massacre.

The 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, when Chinese government troops opened fire and killed thousands of student-led pro-democracy demonstrators, has been strictly censored in mainland China.

The vigil in Hong Kong had been attended by tens of thousands of people every year until it was outlawed in 2021.

Hong Kong authorities said the activists had used a Facebook page to “advocate hatred” against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments ahead of an “upcoming sensitive date”.

This is the first time Hong Kong has used the new national security law, known as Article 23, to arrest people.

Under the new law, which was passed in March, people can face up to life in prison if they are found guilty of “endangering national security”.

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