Yan Zhao

Multimedia Journalist

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Photos: arrests and tight security in Hong Kong for Tiananmen anniversary

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Location: Hong Kong

Biography: I'm a multimedia journalist based in Hong Kong currently working at the Asia-Pacific video desk of Agence France-Presse. For the past eight years, I've been covering politics and social issues in Hong Kong and the greater China region. My... MORE

Police arrest performance artis... YAN ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Police arrest performance artist Sanmu Chen (C) in Causeway Bay near Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 3, 2023, a day before the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. (Photo by Yan ZHAO / AFP) (Photo by YAN ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Police stop and search performa... YAN ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Police stop and search performance artist Chan Meitung (C) before arresting her in Causeway Bay near Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 3, 2023, a day before the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. (Photo by Yan ZHAO / AFP) (Photo by YAN ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Police search and arrest two pe... YAN ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

Police search and arrest two people carring white flowers in Causeway Bay near Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 3, 2023, a day before the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. (Photo by Yan ZHAO / AFP) (Photo by YAN ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)

View of Hong Kong's Vic...eijing carnival fair this year.

View of Hong Kong's Victoria Park, June 3, 2023. The park where a massive candlelight vigil was previously held annually, has transformed into a pro-Beijing carnival fair this year.