London witnesses protest to mark Tiananmen Square massacre
London: London recently witnessed protests to mark the Tiananmen Square massacre, an event whose commemoration is banned within China.
Marking the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, thousands of people joined the London rallies on June 4. The 'Unite for Democracy' rally started off in Whitehall, opposite 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister from 4 pm and ended at 5:30 pm, reported Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, reports ANI.
Another protest was held after it in the Piccadilly Circus area in the city.
Large number of people have participated in it.
Meanwhile, outside the Chinese Embassy, a vigil rally was held where thousands of protesters joined the rally. It was first started by Dr Stephen Ng and his colleagues soon after the Tiananmen Square Massacre, reports ANI.
The Tiananmen Square protests were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing during 1989.
In what is known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, troops armed with assault rifles and accompanied by tanks fired at the demonstrators and those trying to block the military's advance into Tiananmen Square.
The protests started on 15 April and were forcibly suppressed on 4 June when the government declared martial law and sent the People's Liberation Army to occupy parts of central Beijing.
Estimates of the death toll vary from several hundred to several thousand, with thousands more wounded.
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