Hong Kong Police Seize Tiananmen Square Statue in Subversion Probe
TL;DR
Hong Kong police seized the "Pillar of Shame" statue, a 26-foot-tall sculpture commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen massacre, which had been on display at the University of Hong Kong since the late 1990s. The statue is a potent symbol of the city's pro-democracy movement and had been removed in 2021.
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- Hong Kong Police Seize Statue Commemorating Tiananmen Massacre The Wall Street Journal
- Hong Kong police seize statue in "incitement to subversion" probe Reuters
- Hong Kong security chief says seizing of sculpture unrelated to June 4 anniversary South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong police seize statue commemorating Tiananmen Square in probe over suspected rebellion ABC News
- Hong Kong police seize statue in "incitement to subversion" probe Yahoo News
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