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Thomas van Linge
@ThomasVLinge
Freelance journalist/researcher with a passion for the struggle for democracy, human rights & wildlife preservation. Reporting on wars, uprisings & conservation

Jun 4, 2020, 5 tweets

Never forget the #TiananmenSquareMassacre of 31 years ago. It was a day on which the Chinese military was send in to "restore order" following massive pro-democracy protests.

Bodies and bikes lay crushed in the streets around the square, run over by armoured vehicles

#HongKong commemorates the #TiananmenMassacre tonight, despite HK police banning the rally.

For Hongkongers the bloodshed of #Tiananmen serves as a nightmare scenario for their own city

#HongKong commemorating the #TiananmenMassacre

#HongKong tonight. #TiananmenMassacre #Tiananmen31

Watch Australian PM Bob Hawke (1983-1991) break into tears as he informed parliament of the #TiananmenMassacre.

Under Hawke #Australia granted visas to 40.000 Chinese citizens, providing a refuge for countless activists.

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