i thought that there is no one actually applying for such a assembly at victoria park. so this is a pretty like a history off the commemorating and track down in hong kong. and that kind of like a fact. and the fear that affects people and not only for ordinary people, but also for our churches and universities that those places are in the past, relatively safe people to more into victims. but this, the catholic church has decided not to po and it kind of commend right to mos sightings, safety concerns even. but those christian churches going ahead. people told me that they are under tremendous pressure that they can only organize close or right. really leave it for the time being, but thank you so much for bringing us this up to, to do the corresponding phoebe call and report and some of them. thanks. but i do need to 9 protests on the very expensive gentlemen square and beijing brought china to a tipping point for testers, led mostly by students wanted reform and democracy, the communist party didn't. what followed was an army lead crackdown where tanks and soldiers w

anyone judge this coming to protest in the famed victoria park or other locations? risks breaking the law? that's the wanting. saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of beijing's armed crackdown on pro democracy protested in the heart of the city. in 1989, many died. many more were injured. hong kong was for decades, the only place in china where people would remember the victims of the tragedy, candlelight vigils in hong kong, victoria park, while the norm. but following the passage of pages national security low in 2020, the vigils have been banned. still, over the past 2 years, people have found a way to protest whether that will happen on saturday remains to be seen. all right, that's good for them. this from the doctor correspondent, phoebe kong who is joining us now from hong kong. phoebe despite restrictions, do people plan to protest in some way as well as the past the home phone guzman fan to commemorate vigilance. sighting pandemic restrictions that even so we, we witnessed that some people still tried to turn out and it's fine to pull the span of what that c

victoria park used to be the place _ away. absolutely.away. absolutely. victoria park used to be the place where the _ away. absolutely. victoria park used to be the place where the annual - to be the place where the annual vigil was held, huge numbers of hong kong people from all walks of life would turn out to commemorate the occasion. if you ask people, some would say they have very good memories of listening to the news at that time. some quite young people would say that they were there is a way of demonstrating solidarity for the ideas of human rights, pro—democracy, but the stakes are realfor pro—democracy, but the stakes are real for people. pro—democracy, but the stakes are realfor people. an pro—democracy, but the stakes are real for people. an activist was given a sentence of two and a half years this past fall for staging a single person commemoration in the mainland, sojust these past single person commemoration in the mainland, so just these past few days, we know that the tenant and mothers, surviving family members of the

victoria park.ed with the introduction of the national security law banning vigils. 0n of the national security law banning vigils. on saturday, scuffles broke out as police tried to arrest those who turned up. they had already been warned that unauthorised assembly could see them imprisoned for up to five years. the threat didn't stop this democracy activist from observing a minute's silence privately indoors. translation: it has become _ privately indoors. translation: it has become part _ privately indoors. translation: it has become part of— privately indoors. translation: it has become part of our- privately indoors. translation: it has become part of our life - it has become part of our life and it is now how we practice in our everyday life. as long as we are willing to remember and pass it on, the truth will eventually come to light someday. eventually come to light someday-— eventually come to light someday. eventually come to light someda. ., ., ., , ., , someday. now taiwan is the only ar

well, i'm now standing at the entrance of the victoria park, which was ones the traditional venue off the ferry, massive r, a mass dave commemoration, a candlelight vigil over the past few decades in hong kong, but not any more. sean's beijing is national security that wasn't post in hong kong about 2 years ago, so that law has lost these typo such a commemoration to put expo defense in hong kong. and that's like, like in the past, it was intolerable in hong kong. but now it's like a kind of like a sense of fia, looming in the city. as we seen, like the park was closed the night before the end of february. and it's now got it by hundreds of police offices with barricades surrounding the whole park. so it shows a sense of like, like, suppression, like on such a commemoration. and it's also all actually because of the, the organizing group was forced to disband last year. and it's lisa, well, we're now detained, are now detained for the bush, and charge under the national security at all. so this is actually the very 1st anniversary our sins on that. so since epa, that's no one the appl

victoria park.ntroduction of the national security law banning vigils. on saturday, scuffles broke out as police tried to arrest those who turned up. they'd already been warned that unauthorised assembly could see them imprisoned for up to five years. the threat didn't stop this democracy activist from observing a minute's silence privately indoors. translation: it has become part of our life and it is now how - we practice in our everyday life. as long as we are willing to remember and pass it on, the truth will eventually come to light someday. now taiwan is the only part of the chinese—speaking world where it can be remembered openly. activists in taipei put up a new version of the pillar of shame, a statue commemorating tiananmen protesters that was removed from hong kong. they call out in support of tiananmen square, but this student's worries are increasingly for his own freedom and that of taiwan. translation: in the face | of ever-increasing military threats by china in recent years, we can

hong kong police have arrested six people near victoria park, where vigils marking the 1989 tiananmen been held. for decades, hong kong was the only place in china where people could commemorate the killing of hundreds, not thousands of pro—democracy supporters, many of them students. at that has changed with the introduction of a national security law banning these vigils. officials warned that any unauthorised assembly could see demonstrators facing prison sentences of up to five years. the threat didn't stop this democracy activists from observing a minute's silence privately indoors. translation: it privately indoors. translation: , translation: it has become part of our life and _ translation: it has become part of our life and it _ translation: it has become part of our life and it is _ translation: it has become part of our life and it is now— translation: it has become part of our life and it is now about - of our life and it is now about how to practise what we believe in our everyday life. as long as we are willing to remember and pass it on, the truth will eventually come t

that i don't think we are expecting a significant dell or protest or action on the streets around victoria park. and that's also because the police explicitly warned people that they would breaking the law by maybe even going to they for toria park on the phone with others with similar purpose. i'm so this is a kind of like warning and try to deter people from showing up and we'll talk all i conduct any kind of action to commemorate the tenant correct out. on the 1989 protests at genamin square in beijing famously brought china to a tipping point. student led protestors demanded reform and democracy, but the communist party did not. what followed was a violent army led crackdown where troops open fire against defenceless students. this is how it unfolds it on the night between the 3rd and 4th of june, 33 years ago. ah, after weeks of protest, the people's liberation army came at nice thousands of soldiers. they use live rounds and tear gas to disperse the huge gathering and central beijing. protesters seeking a different china. there were running battles overnight and in the early hours of june

i don't think we are expecting a significant dell or protest or action on the street or around victoria park. and that's also because the police explicitly warned people that they would breaking the law by maybe even going to they for toria park on the phone with us with similar purpose. i'm so this is a kind of like warning and try to deter people from showing up and with toria park . all i conduct any kind of action to commemorate the tenant correct. now. on the 1989 protests at tenement square in beijing famously brought china to a tipping point. student led protestors demanded reform and democracy, but the communist party did not. what followed was a violent army led crackdown where troops open fire against defenceless students. this is how it unfolds it on the night between the 3rd and 4th of june, 33 years ago. ah, after weeks of protests, the people's liberation army came at nice thousands of soldiers. they use live rounds and tear gas to disperse the huge gathering and central beijing. protesters seeking a different china. there were running battles overnight and in the early hours o

gentlemen square massacre have been burned for a 3rd straight year. police were out in force near victoria park. that's where tens of thousands previously gathered to hold candle vigils. lexia brian has this. hong kong usually bustling victoria park behind barricades and police. for years it's been the scene of candlelight vigils to remember those killed in 1989 at 10 am and square massacre. but this year it was blocked off shadows of clouds on the empty park, illustrating one act of a se is an increasingly dark chapter. in the territories history. o. d u haul freedom is starting to decline the freedom in hong kong including freedom of expression, freedom of action, all of them are weakened. every one is remaining silent because they are terrified of getting arrested. dozens of police were deployed to streets around the park and a busy retail district of causeway bay ago. coming i just came here, and there are so many police. i found it a bit trouble, so police had warned the public not to gather in groups to mark the 33rd anniversary passes by was stopped or questioned. their bags checked. eve

police closed part of victoria park to avoid gatherings. since then, people have gathered. pictures show police searching pedestrians on the streets. they will targeting those inciting those to gather. things used to be a lot different, obviously, on this adver anniversary in hong kong, and it seems like the suppression is continuing, is that right? >> reporter: that is true. we're reporting on the absence of something that was a tradition for 30 years in hong kong, where you'd have an annual vigil here, a candlelight vigil honoring the victims who were massacred in the capital of china in tiananmen square on this day 33 years ago, and the police have called, they've banned anything that they call an illegal gathering and closed off the park, and there's a tremendous security presence around here. just judging by the police vans that are parked around the corner here. it looks like hundreds if not more of police officers ringing the park, carefully watching anybody who comes through. i've seen somebody have their documents checked, all as an effort to reeft people from gath

you know, this is victoria park, but not long after he starts, the student's teacher intervenes. okay. excuse me, under teacher. what are you doing? ok, go some of the interviewing. and if on monday we got home, i'm sorry, you should speak to the school. instead. we are also asked to stop filming, and the teacher said that such interviews can be problematic for the school. pick up someone hong k. hi. going to less than this wriggle room for reporting to walk. not only because of the authorities, but because people are scared, as a way to tear team calls become hard to find. so my willing to speak up with you for several months now, jackie has been running a one man news platform as an independent journalist. he and a former colleague who now also works independently, created this office in their shared flat. jackie used to work for the award winning media outlet citizen news, but following political pressure it closed. journalism has always been a low paying job in hong kong. but jackie is earning even less now. still, he keeps publishing his reports for free, hoping they reach a

what changed while now standing at the entrance of victoria park, which was once the iconic and traditional venue, i thought the hong kong us to whole massive candlelight vishal on these and and on june, 4th, every year the anniversary of the 10 men cracked out to commemorate the victims in that already bound and to crack now, but not any more light until 2 years ago, the national security law imposed by beijing in hong kong. and that lastly, stifled out many political defense including this one that is one of the most sensitive political taboos are in mainland china in the past. but now is also becoming the same in hong kong. like, actually this year is effectively on the very 1st anniversary that no one actually applying for such assemblies. aspect jolla, park of because of the lead us off, the organizing group has been prosecuted for version charge under the national security law. and that to put a kind of like, huge effect on the society. so you have changed to political landscape and also how the ways of people to a morn. and i'll remember the abstract out in 10 minutes where 30 years

, effectively on the very 1st anniversary that no one actually applying for such assemblies at victoria park of because the lee this off, the organizing group has been prosecuted for version charge under the national security law. and that to put a kind of like, huge effect on the society. so it has changed to political landscape and also how the ways of people to a morn. and i'll remember the abstract now in 10 minutes where 30 years ago. so given all those limitations i, you seeing today any form of commemoration, i was walking around this church and the areas around they saw the victoria have seen have the presence of police officers. police have already warned people that they risk breaking the law and maybe just by showing up alone around pictorial park . and with seen, some individuals are like holding flowers walking by around the area. i'll pick toy a pop, but they were like a questions and searched by police even the people handing out blank papers to, to, to, to pass it through to pass buys on. they also question to fi, fi, police offices. so it is really difficult for all local pe

ways by some, some out like distributing blank papers on the streets and some like just about at victoria park with white flowers to show their respect and tribute to the victims of the tenement track down, but with the bob as though it was a kind of like a risky action that what saw some little chaos and some activists were taken away by police because of the actions and the police are, were reading, trying hard to stifle out any form of like action to, to mourn the tenement crack. now that's d. w. corresponded phoebe kong in hong kong. many thanks. phoebe a trained crash in southern germany has killed at least 5 people and injured dozens of others . carriages to railed and overturned near the popular holiday resort of grooming hot and cushioned in bavaria. 15 people are being treated in hospital for various transport minister says a technical fault probably caused the crash. the crash seen on saturday morning. rescuers are in a race against time to lift. the d railed carriages. they fear people may be trapped underneath and these cranes offer the best hope of reaching them. rescue teams work

val victoria park, but not long after he starts the students teacher intervenes. okay. excuse me, on their teacher. what are you doing? oh, go ahead. go somebody. oh and interview me actual and a fall model. i always up all manner to the sorry you should speak to the school instead. perhaps we are also asked to stop filming. the teacher said that such interviews could be problematic for the school. oh, pick up a whole america some on hong gave high gives lesson less wiggle room for reporting, which i'll walk. not only because of the authorities, but because people are scared god, there's a way to turn. seems like all, it's become hard to find. so my willing to speak up a while her going yale for several months now, jackie has been running a one man news platform as an independent journalist. and a former colleague who now also works independently created this office in their shared slat. jackie used to work for the award winning media outlet citizen news, but following political pressure it closed. journalism has always been a low paying job in hong kong. but jackie is

china's gentlemen square massacre. police have made several arrests . authorities have sealed off victoria park were thousands gathered annually until beijing security law band rallies last year. back in 1989 students in beijing brought china to a tipping point. when thousands protested in chinaman square, demanding democracy, the communist party sent in the army to confront the defenseless demonstrators. he's a look back at how events unfolded. ah, after weeks of protests, the people's liberation army came at nice thousands of soldiers. they use live rounds and tear gas to disperse the huge gathering and central beijing. protesters seeking a different china. there were running battles overnight and in the early hours of june, 4th tanks and armored personnel carriers began their attack on tenement square. the soldiers beat people, shot people, ran people over with tanks. by dawn, the vast concourse was clear. the official death toll was 241. but other estimates believe at least 10000 people were killed by their own military. the communist party has resisted any calls for an investigation into h

victoria park. but jackie's reporting is soon cut short a rare occurrence in his experience. okay. oh oh, excuse me, under teacher, what are you doing here? oh, how do i send you a telephone interview in the mail? louisa homeowner to that, sorry, you should speak to the school 1st. we too are asked to stop filming. the teacher says a sensitive interview could put the school under pressure from an hong gave high the room for news reporting and shrinking. it's not only because of the authorities, but also because of society. defect is chilling and there's a sense of terror, which is making it harder to find people willing to speak up a while her going yale jackie runs his own news platform until a few months ago. he worked for citizen news and award winning media outlet. it shut down due to political pressure. journalism is not well paid in hong kong, but jackie publishes his reports for free. he wants them to reach as many people as possible, especially as censorship grows. go to whole thing. data nowadays in hong kong, journalists face arrest and then detention once we cross the re

ivan, i can see you're at victoria park.ese anniversaries compared to what you're seeing there now. >> reporter: right. for every year for 30 years you would have candle light vigil here commemorating the people killed in tiananmen square. it's not illegal. there's no law against discussing that in hong kong right now, but the annual vigil has been banned now for three years. the previous two years it was on public health grounds because of the covid pandemic. now the police say, well, there's no permission. it's an illegal assembly. instead they blocked off the park tonight. you can see some police here. but there's a tremendous security presence. i would estimate by the number of police vehicles around here there are hundreds, if not thousands, of police ringing this, frisking them periodically as an effort to stop any kind of gathering from taking place here. again, there's no law against discussing the victims of june 4th, 1989, but there has been a move to kind of remove monuments in honor of the victims from the campus

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gentlemen square massacre have been ban for 3rd straight year. police for allison, for sneer. victoria park, as were tens of thousands normally gather to whole candlelight vigils, alexia brian nichols, hong kong usually bustling victoria park behind barricades and police. for years it's been the scene of candlelight vigils to remember those killed in the 1989 at 10 am and square massacre. but this year it was blocked off shadows of clouds on the empty park, illustrating one act of a se is an increasingly dark chapter in the territories history. put it to ya. hall freedom is starting to decline the freedom in hong kong, including freedom of expression, freedom of action. all of them are weakened. every one is remaining silent because they are terrified of getting arrested. dozens of police were deployed to streets around the park and a busy retail district of causeway bay ago. coming i just came here, and there are so many police. i found it a bit trouble, so police had warned the public not to gather in groups to mark the 33rd anniversary passes by was stopped or questioned. they bags check

you know, this is victoria park, but not long after he starts the students teacher intervenes. ok. excuse me, under teacher. what are you doing? ok, go some of the interview. i feel and if all we got home and sorry, you should speak to the school instead. we are also asked to stop filming. the teacher said that such interviews could be problematic for the school. picked up. someone, hong gave high, going to cause less than a regular room for reporting a walk. not only because of the authorities, but as people are scared, as the terrible team was all become hard to find. so my willing to speak up with her going, you know, for several months now, jackie has been running a one man news platform as an independent journalist. he and a former colleague who now also works independently created this office and there shared flat jackie used to work for the award winning media outlet citizen news, but following political pressure it closed. journalism has always been a low paying job in hong kong. but jackie is earning even less now. still he keeps publishing his reports for free, hoping the

police in hong kong have arrested six people close to victoria park, where a candlelight vigil marking tiananmen square crackdown would have been held. officers had been out in force, threatening to arrest anyone holding a memorial. saturday marked 33 years since the 1989 beijing crackdown. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week — a glimpse of the queen's holiday home in the scottish highlands. i enjoy a right royal day out. i tell you what, i wouldn't mind unwinding here for a little while over the summer months. a green guide for the festival season. make sure that you've got durable camping equipment and that you take it away with you after the festival. and we uncover some of the secrets of the iconic american singer—songwriter who started a musical revolution. just amazing to see his handwriting. this weekend, the uk celebrates the platinum jubilee of its longest—ever reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii. and whilst an enormous crowd is expected to head to buckingham palace to celebrate the milestone, i've made my way to a more secluded spot 500 miles away. this is balmo

commemorations of the 1989 pianos square massacre for the 3rd straight year. police were out in force near victoria park, which is where tens of thousands normally gathered to hold candlelit vigils to mark the event. listing post is coming out next, but we do leave you now with images and memories of our colleague sharing apple app . let me. oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, this is i don't need to be here with you to look at it to me. i can also you can just get a message. can you open the home and ya today? and we're going to give you what we said as well. they sent me a lot of money out of them at the hospital gave me just let me know you're the one i know. i mean, i mean, i shooting a lot of data. news, news, news, news, news. hello, i'm richard gilbert, in europe. the listening post where we covered the media, the way news is reported. no story has generated more coverage in 2022 than russia's invasion of ukraine. the imagery coming out of the country has been relentless. cities laid to waste civilian suffering on mass, the exodus of millions of refugees. a war that some analysts had predi