Hong Kong: No Safety in Exile By Andrew Firmin Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Hong Kong: No Safety in Exile By Andrew Firmin LONDON, Jun 19 2026 (IPS) - When performance artist Sammu Chen tried to tie a red thread to a streetpost, plainclothes police stopped him before he could finish. Chen has twice been detained for his symbolic acts of commemoration of the 4 June 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, when Chinese authorities killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, to crush democracy protests. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/hong-kong-no-safety-in-exile/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.