Hong Kong police briefly detained performance artist Sanmu Chen on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown. Chen signed the numbers '8964' in the air, referencing the date of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, before being surrounded and taken away by police. Sources confirmed to AFP that Chen has been released. The incident underscores the shrinking freedom of expression in Hong Kong. Last year, Chen was also detained after chanting 'Hong Kongers, do not be afraid. Don’t forget tomorrow is June 4,' AP reports. On the same day, Chinese authorities restricted access to Beijing's Tiananmen Square as cities in Taiwan and elsewhere marked the anniversary.
Tiananmen Square anniversary: Hong Kong police detain artist who made sign in the air https://t.co/Jj239CtIxr
Hong Kong police detained several people and Chinese authorities restricted access to Beijing's Tiananmen Square on the 35th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, as cities in Taiwan and elsewhere marked the date https://t.co/WqG7B6uEHU https://t.co/eA2E8a4o1o
Tiananmen square anniversary: Hong Kong police detain artist who made sign in the air https://t.co/G23FxPUqwT
Police briefly detain a Hong Kong artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown. On the same day last year, Chen was also detained after chanting “Hong Kongers, do not be afraid. Don’t forget tomorrow is June 4," @AP reports. https://t.co/Lc04im4VuX https://t.co/C4Gqpj5IKt
Hong Kong police briefly detained an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, underlining the city's shrinking freedom of expression https://t.co/TtOnhIM6iE
Earlier tonight, Hong Kong performance artist Sanmu Chen appeared to sign the words "8964" in the air—referring to the date of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown—before being surrounded and taken away by police. Sources tell @AFP that Chen has been released. https://t.co/0sdTgdLegO